Cursive Dagow 15 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, brand accents, casual, playful, personal, expressive, lively, handwritten warmth, casual expressiveness, friendly legibility, brush-pen feel, brushy, looping, airy, bouncy, sketchy.
A lively, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes taper and swell subtly, with rounded terminals and occasional teardrop-like starts that suggest pressure changes. Letterforms are loosely connected with swinging entry/exit strokes, tall ascenders, and compact lowercase bodies, creating an airy rhythm punctuated by generous loops in forms like g, y, and j. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, drawn-by-hand texture.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where personality matters—invitation lines, greeting cards, social media graphics, quotes, and light lifestyle packaging. It also works effectively as an accent script in branding or editorial layouts when paired with a clean sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is friendly and conversational, with a spontaneous, slightly whimsical energy. Its bouncy rhythm and looping forms read as personal and approachable rather than formal or corporate, evoking notes, greetings, and casual creative work.
Designed to capture an easygoing cursive handwriting look with natural variation and a brushy stroke character. The emphasis appears to be on expressiveness and speed of gesture—maintaining legibility while preserving the informal, human cadence of real pen lettering.
Uppercase characters are simple and open, functioning more like quick handwritten caps than formal calligraphic initials. Numerals follow the same fluid, pen-drawn logic, with rounded curves and occasional angled strokes that keep the set cohesive. The texture remains consistent across the sample text, where connected strokes and variable joins create an authentic handwritten flow.