Cursive Obdew 13 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, branding, packaging, airy, whimsical, casual, playful, elegant, handwritten feel, personal tone, decorative caps, light elegance, monoline, looped, bouncy, open counters, tall ascenders.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with tall ascenders, looped entry/exit strokes, and a gently bouncy baseline. Stroke endings taper softly and many letters show single-stroke construction with occasional cross-strokes and small hooks. Capitals are larger and more expressive, with generous loops and simple, open bowls; lowercase forms are compact with narrow bodies and pronounced ascenders/descenders. Overall spacing is light and open, with mostly connected cursive behavior and a few letterforms that read as semi-joined depending on context.
Works well for short to medium-length display text where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, brand marks, boutique packaging, social posts, and pull quotes. It can also suit light editorial accents (chapter openers or sidebars) when paired with a more neutral text face.
The tone is informal and personable, like neat handwriting in a greeting card or journal. Its lightness and looping gestures add a whimsical, slightly romantic feel while remaining readable and clean. The rhythm feels relaxed rather than formal, giving text a friendly, handcrafted character.
The design appears intended to capture a tidy, modern cursive handwriting style with expressive capitals and smooth, continuous strokes. It prioritizes an airy, elegant line quality and a friendly rhythm over rigid uniformity, aiming for an authentic hand-drawn look in everyday display settings.
Some glyphs lean into decorative flourishes (notably several capitals and the ampersand), which can become prominent in longer words. Numerals are simple and consistent with the same thin stroke and rounded turns, matching the overall handwritten rhythm.