Cursive Vafa 11 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, apparel, brand marks, social graphics, energetic, expressive, urban, playful, casual, handmade feel, display impact, casual voice, signature style, brush texture, brushy, gestural, organic, rough, compact.
A compact brush-pen script with thick, ink-heavy strokes and a lively forward slant. Letterforms are built from quick, tapered marks with frequent stroke swelling and abrupt terminals, producing a variable, hand-drawn rhythm. Counters tend to be tight and partially closed, and joins are loose rather than fully continuous, so the writing feels fast and gestural even when not strictly connected. The overall texture is dense and dark, with uneven edges and subtle wobble that reads as authentic marker or brush lettering.
This font works best for short to medium display copy where texture and personality are desirable—posters, headlines, packaging callouts, merchandise graphics, and social media overlays. It can also support logo wordmarks and campaign titling, especially when paired with a clean sans for secondary text.
The tone is informal and high-energy, conveying a spontaneous, streetwise confidence. Its punchy, inky presence feels conversational and expressive, suited to messaging that should sound human, bold, and immediate rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and pressure variation of brush or marker handwriting while keeping forms compact and impactful. Its irregular, gestural construction prioritizes voice and visual punch over formality, aiming for a bold handwritten signature that remains legible at display sizes.
The uppercase set has a punchy, display-like presence with simplified shapes and occasional exaggerated strokes, while the lowercase leans more handwritten and compact. Figures are similarly brushy and rounded, matching the letter texture and maintaining a cohesive, poster-friendly color.