Cursive Rakim 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, playful, handmade, friendly, casual, whimsical, handwritten charm, brush calligraphy, casual elegance, personal tone, expressive display, brushy, loopy, bouncy, expressive, monoline-to-contrast.
A lively handwritten script with an upright-leaning cursive stance and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with tapered entry/exit terminals and occasional teardrop-like joins that mimic pressure changes. Letterforms are tall and narrow with compact counters, and the baseline rhythm is slightly bouncy, giving the texture a conversational, informal cadence. Capitals are large and gestural, while lowercase forms simplify into quick, rounded structures with long ascenders/descenders and intermittent connections that keep the flow moving without becoming fully continuous.
Best suited to short, expressive settings such as headlines, logos, product packaging, quotes, and social media graphics. It can also work for invitations and greeting-card style messaging where a personal, handwritten voice is desired, rather than dense body copy.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like quick lettering on a card or café sign. Its energetic contrast and looping forms feel upbeat and a little quirky, balancing charm with a confident, bold brush presence.
Designed to emulate quick brush calligraphy with a modern, narrow silhouette: expressive contrast, tapered strokes, and looping cursive gestures that create an approachable, handcrafted signature feel.
In running text, the pronounced contrast and narrow proportions create a strong vertical rhythm; spacing and joins read most naturally at display sizes where the tapered terminals and loop details have room to breathe. Some glyphs lean more into print-like shapes while others connect more script-like, adding to the handmade variety.