Cursive Ubmar 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotations, elegant, romantic, personal, classic, airy, signature feel, decorative caps, expressive tone, display emphasis, looping, calligraphic, slanted, flourished, lively.
A slanted, calligraphic script with flowing, loop-driven forms and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are compact and relatively narrow, with tight counters and a lively baseline rhythm that alternates between long entry strokes and tapered exits. Capitals feature prominent swashes and occasional underlines/extended cross strokes, while lowercase maintains a light, quick cadence with short bodies and tall ascenders and descenders. Overall spacing is moderate and the texture reads crisp due to sharp terminals and high contrast between thick downstrokes and fine hairlines.
This font is well suited to invitations, greeting cards, and event materials where elegant script is expected. It also works effectively for boutique branding, packaging labels, and short headlines or pull quotes where the capital swashes can carry visual emphasis. For best clarity, it favors larger sizes and shorter text runs where its compact proportions and fine hairlines can stay crisp.
The tone feels intimate and expressive, balancing polish with a handwritten immediacy. Its sweeping capitals and rhythmic connections suggest romance and ceremony, while the brisk, slightly condensed movement keeps it energetic rather than formal to the point of rigidity.
The design appears intended to mimic confident pen lettering with a refined, calligraphic finish—delivering decorative capitals and a fast, connected rhythm for expressive display typography. It prioritizes personality and gesture through contrast, slant, and flourished entry/exit strokes.
Some uppercase forms introduce distinctive flourish strokes that can extend into neighboring space, giving headings a signature-like presence. The numerals follow the same angled, pen-written logic and appear designed to blend naturally with mixed-case text rather than stand as rigid, standalone figures.