Cursive Arlis 14 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, lively, handwritten warmth, casual elegance, signature feel, personal tone, brushy, looping, bouncy, slanted, monoline-ish.
A lively cursive script with a consistent rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thicker downstrokes and finer connecting strokes, with tapered terminals and occasional swelling at curves. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with compact counters, a very small x-height, and prominent ascenders/descenders that create an airy vertical rhythm. Connections are frequent but not rigidly continuous, giving the writing an organic, handwritten flow; uppercase forms are more gestural and standalone, while lowercase letters link smoothly with looped entry and exit strokes.
Best suited for short to medium display copy where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, product packaging, social posts, and pull quotes. It performs especially well at larger sizes where the contrast and fine hairlines can be appreciated without filling in.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick neat handwriting made with a flexible marker. Its bouncy rhythm and looping joins read as informal and approachable, leaning toward a charming, crafty sensibility rather than formal calligraphy.
Designed to mimic an expressive, everyday cursive written with a brush or flexible pen, balancing legibility with character. The tall, narrow proportions and looping joins aim to deliver a quick, personal signature-like texture for display typography.
Spacing appears moderately tight in running text, and the narrow proportions plus high stroke contrast can make dense paragraphs feel busy. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simplified, slightly stylized shapes that match the script’s stroke modulation.