Cursive Arlet 13 is a bold, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logos, packaging, posters, social media, playful, friendly, expressive, handmade, modern, handmade feel, display impact, warmth, motion, brushy, swashy, looped, bouncy, rounded.
A lively brush-script style with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, with rounded terminals and occasional teardrop-like ends that suggest a flexible brush or marker. Letterforms are compact and upright in their internal spacing, with tall ascenders/descenders and a relatively modest lowercase body, producing a lively vertical rhythm. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while lowercase forms maintain a smooth, flowing construction with intermittent joins and generous curves that keep words moving forward.
Best suited for short to medium display settings such as logos, brand marks, packaging callouts, posters, invitations, and social graphics where its brushy contrast and animated forms can be appreciated. It works especially well for headlines, quotes, and product names that benefit from a friendly, handcrafted feel.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, combining casual handwriting energy with a polished, display-ready presence. Its sweeping curves and confident weight shifts read as celebratory and inviting, suited to messaging that wants warmth and motion rather than formality.
The font appears designed to deliver an expressive, handwritten brush-script voice with strong visual momentum and eye-catching contrast. Its forms prioritize character and rhythm for display typography, aiming to feel personal and energetic while remaining coherent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
The design emphasizes contrast-driven texture: thicker downstrokes create strong word shapes, while fine connecting strokes and open counters maintain legibility at display sizes. Numerals match the script’s informal character with rounded forms and similar stroke modulation, helping mixed text feel cohesive.