Cursive Kanef 10 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, branding, headlines, packaging, elegant, expressive, personal, fluid, classic, handwritten feel, signature style, elegant motion, personal tone, slanted, looping, pointed, airy, lively.
A flowing, slanted script with a continuous, pen-driven rhythm and lightly tapered strokes. Letterforms are narrow and quick, with pointed terminals, occasional long entry/exit strokes, and looped constructions in many capitals and ascenders. The lowercase shows a notably small x-height relative to the tall ascenders and extended descenders, creating an airy line with plenty of vertical reach. Spacing and connections vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural handwritten cadence while maintaining consistent overall motion.
Best suited for short to medium-length display settings where its energetic strokes and tall proportions can shine—such as signatures, logos, invitations, greeting cards, and boutique packaging. It also works well for emphasis lines or pull quotes where a personal, handwritten feel is desired, while very small sizes may reduce clarity due to the compact x-height and fine joins.
The tone reads personal and expressive, with an elegant, note-like character that feels fast and confident rather than formal calligraphy. Its sweeping capitals and lively joins give it a romantic, classic signature energy suited to evocative messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, practiced handwriting with stylish, elongated capitals and a smooth cursive flow. It prioritizes gesture and word-shape personality over strict uniformity, aiming for a believable pen-script texture in display typography.
Capitals tend to be more dramatic and elongated than the lowercase, which can create strong word-shape contrast at the start of names or headings. Numerals follow the same slanted, handwritten logic and appear designed to blend into text rather than stand as rigid tabular figures.