Cursive Abgew 10 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, quotes, social media, greeting cards, casual, expressive, handwritten, playful, modern, personal voice, brush lettering, friendly display, quick notes, brushy, monoline-leaning, looping, airy, bouncy.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show noticeable pressure shifts—thin hairlines leading into fuller downstrokes—creating a crisp, high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms are compact and upright-to-narrow in footprint, with rounded bowls, occasional open counters, and frequent looped entrances/exits that suggest quick, confident writing. Uppercase forms are tall and gestural with long, sweeping curves, while lowercase maintains a tight x-height and varied stroke endings that read as naturally written rather than mechanically uniform.
Best suited for short, expressive settings where a personal voice is desired: brand wordmarks, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting cards, social posts, and pull quotes. It performs well as a display script for headlines or short phrases, especially when paired with a simple sans for body copy.
The overall tone is friendly and personal, like a neat note written with a flexible pen. It feels energetic and approachable, with a slightly whimsical bounce that suits informal, conversational messaging.
Designed to capture the look of quick brush lettering with a clean, contemporary finish—balancing legibility with expressive stroke variation and a natural handwritten flow.
In continuous text, connections appear selective—some letters link smoothly while others break with tapered terminals—adding a spontaneous handwritten cadence. The tall ascenders and prominent capitals create strong vertical accents, and the numerals follow the same casual, pen-drawn logic with simple, readable shapes.