Cursive Kobis 1 is a very light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding suites, brand signatures, beauty packaging, editorial headers, elegant, airy, romantic, graceful, fashion-forward, signature look, luxury tone, stationery use, editorial flair, delicate emphasis, monoline, hairline, looping, swashy, calligraphic.
A delicate, hairline cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and a smooth, continuous rhythm. Strokes are extremely fine with occasional calligraphic contrast at curves and terminals, creating a refined, high-speed handwritten feel. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders/descenders and a notably small x-height, while capitals feature generous entry strokes and understated swashes. Spacing is open and light, and joins are minimal-to-soft, keeping words readable while maintaining a flowing script silhouette.
Best suited to short, prominent settings where its fine stroke weight can be appreciated—such as invitations, RSVP cards, thank-you notes, branding wordmarks, boutique packaging, and magazine or social headers. It pairs well with a sturdy serif or sans for supporting text and works especially nicely when given generous tracking and whitespace.
The tone is polished and intimate, evoking upscale stationery and editorial styling rather than casual note-taking. Its thin lines and elongated proportions give it a whispery, sophisticated mood that feels romantic and slightly dramatic.
The design appears intended to provide a refined signature-style script that feels fast and natural yet controlled, emphasizing elegance through tall proportions, minimal stroke weight, and selective swash-like capital gestures.
Capitals carry much of the personality, with elegant loops on forms like B, D, G, Q, and R and extended cross-strokes on letters such as T. Lowercase forms stay restrained and consistent, with clean single-storey shapes and subtle terminals; numerals follow the same airy, handwritten logic and remain slender and light.