Cursive Ehkum 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, casual, personal, lively, retro, expressive, handwritten feel, signature look, casual warmth, expressive display, brushy, slanted, looping, connected, dynamic.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with compact proportions and a lively, fast rhythm. Strokes show a clear calligraphic logic with tapered entries and exits, rounded joins, and occasional heavier downstrokes that create a natural contrast. Letterforms are narrow and upright-to-right-leaning, with smooth connections in lowercase and frequent loop structures in ascenders and descenders. Capitals are more gestural and slightly standalone, reading like quick signature initials that sit above the connected flow of the lowercase.
This font works best where a human, handwritten voice is desired—brand accents, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting cards, social media graphics, and short quote treatments. It also suits signage-style headlines or subheads where an expressive script can carry the message without relying on long-form readability.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, like a confident handwritten note or a quick marker signature. Its energetic slant and looping forms give it a playful, personable feel with a subtle vintage café or boutique flavor.
Designed to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting with a signature-like flow, prioritizing expressiveness and speed over formal calligraphy. The narrow, slanted rhythm and connected lowercase aim to deliver an authentic personal tone in display and short-text settings.
The set favors fluid continuity over strict repetition: widths and terminals vary slightly to maintain an organic handwritten character. Numerals follow the same brush rhythm, with simplified shapes and soft curves that pair naturally with the script letters.