Cursive Dabos 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social posts, branding, friendly, casual, lively, personal, playful, handwritten warmth, everyday script, expressive accents, friendly branding, brushy, looping, fluid, slanted, airy.
A brisk, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show subtle pressure modulation—thicker downstrokes and lighter hairline turns—with rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries. Letterforms are compact with tall ascenders/descenders relative to the small lowercase bodies, and spacing stays open enough to keep the texture light. Connections appear selectively in lowercase, while capitals lean toward standalone, gestural forms with simple loops and sweeping curves.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as greeting cards, event invitations, product packaging, café menus, social media graphics, and friendly lifestyle branding. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when paired with a simple sans for body copy.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes, invitations, or labels. Its energetic curves and smooth joins feel approachable and upbeat rather than formal or ceremonial.
Designed to mimic quick brush handwriting with a clean, readable script structure—balancing expressive loops and pressure contrast with enough regularity for repeated use in titles and casual branding.
Distinctive looped descenders (notably in letters like g, j, y) and a mix of connected and unconnected strokes create a natural, human cadence. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and slightly varied widths to maintain the organic flow across mixed content.