Cursive Tikoh 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, personal, handmade, informality, warmth, expressiveness, personality, speed, brushy, tapered, looped, bouncy, inked.
The letterforms are built from flowing, brush-like strokes with a consistent rightward slant and softly rounded turns. Strokes show natural pressure changes and tapered terminals, producing a lively rhythm and a slightly bouncy baseline. Curves are generous and looped in places, while counters stay compact, giving the overall texture a dense, handwritten ink look.
It works well for display use where an informal, personable voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, social posts, café or boutique branding, packaging accents, and short quotes. It can also support lightweight logotypes and badges when set at larger sizes, where the lively stroke texture and loops remain clear.
This font reads as friendly and personal, with the casual confidence of quick handwriting. The tone feels upbeat and approachable, with a slightly playful, crafty character that suits informal messaging and warm branding.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, natural handwriting with a brush-pen feel, prioritizing personality over strict regularity. Its slanted, fluid construction and tapered endings suggest a goal of conveying human warmth and movement in short phrases and headlines.
The uppercase shows a mix of simple, handwritten forms and more embellished capitals, while the lowercase leans into connected, cursive-like motion with occasional joins. Numerals follow the same brushy, slightly irregular handwriting style, maintaining an organic, drawn consistency across the set.