Cursive Upraw 13 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, wedding, invitations, packaging, elegant, airy, expressive, romantic, refined, calligraphic feel, signature look, decorative caps, premium tone, calligraphic, brushy, swashy, looping, delicate.
A flowing script with a brush-pen feel, built from sweeping, slightly slanted strokes and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with long ascenders and descenders that create a tall rhythm and lots of white space inside counters. Terminals are tapered and often flick outward into small swashes, while joins feel intermittent—more like quickly written calligraphy than fully continuous connection. Uppercase forms are especially gestural, with broad entry strokes and occasional looped construction; numerals echo the same sharp, tapered stress and cursive movement.
Best used at display sizes for titles, brand marks, invitations, and premium packaging where the thin hairlines and swashy capitals can breathe. It also works well for short pull quotes or signature-style accents, especially when set with generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is graceful and stylish, balancing a casual handwritten spontaneity with a polished, fashion-forward sheen. Its thin hairlines and sweeping curves read as romantic and upscale, suited to expressive, personality-led typography rather than utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush calligraphy with a refined silhouette—prioritizing elegant motion, dramatic contrast, and distinctive caps for decorative impact in branding and event-oriented typography.
Texture varies noticeably from glyph to glyph, which reinforces an organic, hand-rendered impression. The very small lowercase body relative to the tall extenders gives lines a delicate, high-contrast sparkle, but also means spacing and readability can become sensitive at smaller sizes or in dense settings.