Cursive Polab 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, branding, social media, packaging, playful, whimsical, friendly, casual, romantic, handwritten charm, lively script, personal tone, decorative display, bouncy, loopy, brushy, monoline-ish, expressive.
A lively cursive script with a right-leaning slant and brush-pen modulation that creates crisp thick–thin contrast. Strokes are smooth and springy with rounded turns, teardrop-like terminals, and frequent looped entry/exit strokes that encourage connection. Capitals are tall and narrow with prominent ascenders and occasional flourish, while the lowercase is compact with a relatively small x-height and long, soft descenders. Overall spacing feels tight and rhythmic, with letterforms varying slightly in width in a natural handwritten way.
Best suited for short to medium-length display text where personality matters: invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging callouts, quotes, and social media graphics. It can work for brief headings or accents in editorial layouts, especially when paired with a quieter sans or serif for body copy.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—like quick, confident handwriting with a light flourish. Its looping forms and buoyant rhythm read as warm and charming, making text feel informal and inviting rather than formal or corporate.
Designed to emulate a neat, modern cursive hand with brush-like contrast—prioritizing expressiveness, flow, and a handcrafted feel. The tall, narrow proportions and looped joins aim to create elegant movement and a distinctive signature-style presence.
Some glyphs lean toward simplified, signature-like forms (notably in the capitals), while others show pronounced loops in bowls and descenders, adding variety and motion. Numerals and punctuation follow the same handwritten logic, keeping the set cohesive in running text.