Cursive Waku 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, album art, energetic, casual, expressive, brushy, youthful, handmade feel, motion, informality, emphasis, dry brush, slanted, condensed, textured, gestural.
This typeface has the look of quick, brush-pen lettering with a pronounced rightward slant and compact proportions. Strokes show clear pressure variation and dry-brush texture, creating slightly rough edges and occasional tapering terminals. Letterforms are mostly unconnected but share a consistent handwritten rhythm, with narrow counters and a tall, lively vertical reach. The overall drawing favors speed and gesture over strict regularity, producing a natural bounce across words and lines.
Best suited to short, high-impact text where texture and motion are an advantage—headlines, posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, and display branding. It can also work for pull quotes or overlays in visual content, but the condensed, textured strokes may reduce clarity in small sizes or long paragraphs.
The tone is informal and dynamic, suggesting spontaneity and personal voice rather than formality. Its textured strokes and fast movement read as energetic and expressive, with a modern, street-sign or marker-note character that feels approachable and spirited.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a repeatable set of characters, balancing legibility with a raw, hand-made texture. Its compact build and slanted flow aim to deliver emphasis and momentum, making typical phrases feel more personal and animated.
Uppercase forms are tall and assertive with simplified, calligraphic construction, while lowercase stays compact and rhythmic, reinforcing a quick handwritten cadence. The figures follow the same brush logic, with angled strokes and tapered ends that keep the texture consistent across alphanumerics.