Cursive Rodes 15 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social posts, invitations, headlines, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, lively, handmade feel, friendly branding, casual emphasis, brush lettering, brushy, looped, bouncy, informal, rounded.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with high-contrast strokes that shift between thin hairlines and fuller downstrokes. Letterforms are tall and narrow with a compact x-height, giving the text a vertical, airy rhythm while keeping counters relatively open. Terminals are softly tapered and often slightly blunt, and many shapes show subtle stroke wobble that reinforces a drawn-by-hand feel. Connectivity is loose—some letters suggest joining while others stand more independently—creating a varied, handwritten cadence across words.
Works best for display settings such as greeting cards, invitations, small-brand packaging, labels, social media graphics, and short headline lines where the lively brush contrast can be appreciated. It can also suit pull quotes or section headers when a personal, handmade tone is desired.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a buoyant, conversational energy. Its narrow, upright-tall proportions and lively contrast read as charming and personal rather than formal, lending a crafty, everyday friendliness to headlines and short phrases.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering with a neat, legible structure—capturing natural pen pressure and an informal cursive flow while maintaining consistent proportions for repeatable typographic use.
Uppercase forms are simplified and stroke-led, pairing well with the more looped lowercase; the ampersand is notably cursive and decorative. Numerals are similarly narrow and calligraphic, matching the same tapered stroke behavior for cohesive set-wide texture.