Cursive Parey 13 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: brand accents, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, social posts, casual, friendly, personal, lively, expressive, human warmth, handmade feel, signature look, casual readability, brushy, monoline-ish, loose, textured, looping.
A lively handwritten script with a forward slant and brush-pen feel. Strokes show subtle pressure modulation and slight texture, giving letters a dry-ink, drawn-in-one-go character. Forms are compact and upright in footprint but fluid in motion, with rounded bowls, tapered terminals, and frequent looped joins—especially visible in the lowercase. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-rendered rhythm while keeping an overall consistent angle and baseline behavior.
Works best for short to medium text where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—logos and brand accents, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting cards, and social media headlines or captions. It can also serve well in pull quotes or display-sized overlay text where the textured stroke and flowing connections have room to show.
The tone is informal and personable, like a quick note or a signature-style caption. Its energetic stroke movement and slightly imperfect edges create an approachable, human warmth that reads as spontaneous rather than polished or formal.
Designed to mimic quick, natural cursive writing made with a brush pen or marker, balancing legibility with expressive, looping movement. The intent appears to be an authentic handwritten look suitable for warm, contemporary display typography rather than strict formal calligraphy.
Uppercase letters are more calligraphic and gestural, with broad entry strokes and simplified construction that pairs well with the more connected lowercase. Descenders (such as g, j, y) add bounce and vertical movement, while numerals remain simple and handwritten, matching the same brushy modulation and slight irregularity.