Cursive Emlef 15 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, wedding, packaging, quotes, headers, elegant, expressive, airy, romantic, personal, handwritten polish, signature look, elegant display, personal tone, looping, calligraphic, swashy, monolinear, slanted.
A flowing handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a light, ink-like stroke. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, and rounded turns that frequently resolve into tapered terminals. Capitals are prominent and often feature looped or swash-like entry strokes, while lowercase forms keep a compact x-height and rely on rhythmic curves and occasional joins to maintain continuity. Spacing is relatively open for a script, helping individual letters stay legible despite the fast, gestural construction.
Well-suited to logo wordmarks, wedding materials, invitations, beauty and lifestyle packaging, and short editorial headlines. It also works nicely for pull quotes and social graphics where a personal, elevated script accent is needed, especially when set with generous tracking or paired with a clean sans for support text.
The overall tone feels refined yet informal—like neat personal handwriting with a touch of calligraphic flair. Its looping capitals and slender vertical rhythm suggest a romantic, boutique sensibility suited to tasteful, human-forward messaging rather than utilitarian text.
This font appears designed to capture a polished cursive hand with graceful loops and narrow proportions, providing an elegant script option that feels both personal and controlled. The emphasis on tall forms, swashy capitals, and airy strokes suggests a focus on expressive display typography over continuous long-form readability.
The sample text shows the design holding together best at display sizes, where the thin strokes and tight x-height read clearly. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying slender and slightly irregular, reinforcing the natural, penned character.