Cursive Kima 10 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, whimsical, signature feel, formal charm, decorative script, personal touch, calligraphic, flourished, swashy, looping, delicate.
A delicate, calligraphic cursive with a steep rightward slant and a distinctly pen-written rhythm. Strokes alternate between hairline entrances and fuller downstrokes, creating crisp contrast and a lively, slightly bouncy baseline. Letterforms are tall and slender with generous ascenders and descenders; capitals are especially expressive, built from long lead-in strokes and looped constructions. Connections are generally smooth and continuous in lowercase, while many joins remain light and threadlike, preserving an airy texture in words. Numerals echo the same handwritten logic, using simple, sweeping forms that feel integrated with the script rather than mechanically drawn.
Well-suited to wedding suites, event invitations, and romantic stationery where graceful capitals and flowing connections can lead. It also works for boutique branding, packaging accents, and short headlines or pull quotes when an elegant handwritten voice is desired. For longer passages, it is best used sparingly or at larger sizes to preserve the thin connecting strokes.
The overall tone feels poised and intimate, with a romantic, signature-like elegance. Its thin entry strokes and extended loops add a sense of spontaneity and personal gesture, while the controlled contrast keeps it polished enough for formal, decorative use.
Designed to evoke refined, handwritten calligraphy—like a personal signature translated into a consistent script. The intent appears to balance expressive swashes and looping forms with enough regularity to remain readable in names, titles, and short statements.
Capitals tend to occupy more visual space than the lowercase, often introducing prominent swashes that can dominate at larger sizes. The texture stays open even in longer sentences, but the very fine joins and sharp contrast suggest it benefits from comfortable sizing and good reproduction to keep details from disappearing.