Cursive Tebum 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social media, packaging, greeting cards, posters, friendly, casual, playful, personal, lively, handwritten warmth, informal signage, expressive headings, personal tone, brushy, rounded, bouncy, looping, hand-drawn.
This font presents as a smooth, hand-drawn script with a brush-pen feel, combining rounded strokes and tapered terminals that suggest quick, confident writing. Letterforms lean forward and maintain an energetic rhythm, with selectively connected joins in the lowercase and occasional breaks that keep it informal rather than strictly continuous. Strokes show subtle modulation and soft curves, with generous counters in rounded letters and compact, simplified constructions in others. Capitals are taller and more gestural, often built from single sweeping strokes, while numerals follow the same handwritten logic with open, rounded shapes and slightly varied widths.
It works well for friendly branding, packaging callouts, café-style menus, greeting cards, and social media graphics where a personal, handwritten voice is desired. It can also serve for headings and short quotes in posters or editorial pull-outs, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for body text.
Overall, the tone is warm and approachable, like casual handwriting on a note or a handmade sign. Its lively, slightly bouncy motion reads as upbeat and conversational, balancing charm with enough clarity for short passages.
The design appears intended to mimic natural brush-pen handwriting with a quick, expressive cadence, prioritizing personality and warmth over rigid uniformity. Its mix of flowing connections and open, airy shapes aims to stay readable while still feeling spontaneous and human.
The texture is clean and consistent, with smooth curves and minimal roughness, keeping the hand-made character without looking messy. Distinctive looped forms (notably in letters like g, y, and some capitals) add personality and movement, while punctuation-sized details (such as dots) appear simple and round.