Cursive Urlen 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, packaging, posters, headlines, invitations, expressive, lively, casual, bold, energetic, brush lettering, signature feel, display impact, handmade texture, brushy, slanted, swashy, textured, looping.
A brush-pen cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and sharp contrast between thick downstrokes and hairline upstrokes. Forms are compact and tall, with small lowercase bodies and long, swinging ascenders and descenders that create a lively vertical rhythm. Stroke terminals often taper to points or flicks, while heavier strokes show a slightly dry, textured edge that suggests real marker or brush drag. Letter widths vary noticeably, giving lines an animated cadence; many capitals feature broad, gestural entry strokes and occasional swash-like loops.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its contrast and brisk rhythm can shine, such as branding marks, product packaging, event invitations, and promotional headlines. It can work in small bursts of text for emphasis, but the compact lowercase and energetic stroke behavior are most effective when given comfortable size and spacing.
The overall tone is confident and spontaneous, balancing a polished, fashionable script feel with the immediacy of quick handwriting. It reads as upbeat and personable, with enough drama in the capitals and contrast to feel attention-grabbing rather than quiet or delicate.
The design appears intended to emulate expressive brush lettering with a fashion-forward, signature-like presence, providing strong contrast and dynamic movement for standout display typography while retaining a handwritten informality.
Counters tend to be tight and joins can be intermittent, so the texture alternates between connected script flow and momentary separations that add sparkle. Numerals follow the same brisk, handwritten logic, with angled strokes and tapered finishes that match the letterforms.