Cursive Ihba 11 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, social media, quotes, airy, casual, elegant, friendly, handmade, handwritten tone, friendly branding, signature look, casual elegance, monoline, looping, slanted, clean, fluid.
A fluid handwritten script with a consistent, smooth stroke and a gently slanted posture. Letterforms are built from rounded, open curves and soft terminals, with occasional looped entries and exits that suggest a continuous pen movement. The rhythm is even and lightly spaced, with tall ascenders and descenders that give the line a buoyant vertical motion. Capitals are simple and spacious rather than ornate, and numerals follow the same pen-drawn logic with rounded shapes and minimal detailing.
Well-suited to short-to-medium phrases where a handwritten voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, brand accents on packaging, social posts, and quote graphics. It can also work for headings or signature-style name treatments where a clean, informal script is appropriate.
The overall tone is personable and relaxed while still feeling tidy and refined. It reads like neat, everyday handwriting—approachable and human—without leaning into heavy flourish or dramatic calligraphic contrast.
Designed to capture a neat cursive handwriting look with smooth flow and minimal ornamentation, balancing casual warmth with legible, well-paced forms for display-oriented settings.
Connections between lowercase letters appear implied more than strictly enforced, so words can feel semi-joined depending on letter pairings. The simplified construction keeps the texture light on the page, and the generous vertical extents add a graceful, slightly whimsical cadence in longer text.