Cursive Esbab 11 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, headlines, romantic, airy, expressive, fashionable, handmade, signature feel, elegant display, personal tone, stylish handwriting, expressive lettering, monoline, looping, flourished, calligraphic, swashy.
A delicate, monoline-leaning script with a forward slant and long, sweeping entrance and exit strokes. Letterforms are tall and slender with generous ascenders and occasional extended cross-strokes, giving lines of text a lively, elastic rhythm. Curves are smooth and loop-driven, with open counters and tapered terminals that feel pen-drawn rather than mechanically constructed. Uppercase forms are especially gestural, featuring large loops and intermittent swashes that create strong word-shape variety and an informal, signature-like presence.
Well suited to branding marks, boutique packaging, invitations, and other short, expressive copy where a handwritten signature feel is desirable. It also works nicely for social media graphics, pull quotes, and headline-style treatments that can accommodate its flourishes and slender letterforms.
The overall tone is elegant and personal, like quick, confident handwriting dressed up for display. Its light touch and flowing movement read as romantic and fashionable, with a breezy, spontaneous energy that suits expressive messaging rather than strict formality.
Designed to capture the look of fast, stylish cursive handwriting with an elegant, display-forward character. The emphasis appears to be on graceful movement, distinctive capitals, and a light, refined presence for decorative text.
Capitals can introduce prominent flourishes that affect spacing and visual balance, so it benefits from a bit of breathing room in layouts. The numerals and lowercase maintain the same quick pen rhythm, pairing best when the setting allows the long strokes and loops to remain crisp and uncluttered.