Cursive Oldap 12 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logo, packaging, invitations, headlines, social media, airy, elegant, romantic, casual, whimsical, signature, personal note, decorative, branding, monoline, looped, tall, slender, bouncy.
A monoline cursive script with tall, slender letterforms and a pronounced rightward slant. Strokes keep an even thickness with smooth, pen-like curves, frequent loops, and long ascenders and descenders that create a vertical, willowy silhouette. The rhythm is lively and slightly bouncy, with many forms appearing loosely connected in running text while still retaining readable, distinct shapes.
Best suited for short display settings where its tall loops and handwritten character can breathe—logos, boutique packaging, invitations, quotes, and social graphics. It can also work for headings or subheads, but the fine strokes and compact lowercase suggest avoiding very small sizes or dense paragraphs.
The overall tone feels light, graceful, and personal—like quick, stylish handwriting. Its long, looping gestures add a romantic, whimsical flair, while the narrow proportions keep the texture refined rather than bold or chunky.
The design appears intended to capture an elegant, handwritten signature feel with elongated proportions and fluid looping forms. Its consistent line weight and animated capitals suggest a focus on expressive branding and decorative display rather than utilitarian text setting.
Uppercase letters are especially expressive, featuring oversized loops and sweeping entry/exit strokes that can extend above and below the line. In mixed-case text, the small lowercase forms and tall capitals create strong contrast in scale, producing a delicate, high-fashion word shape. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded forms and simple, flowing construction.