Cursive Anres 16 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, social graphics, elegant, playful, romantic, handmade, whimsical, calligraphy mimic, personal tone, decorative caps, signature style, brushlike, looping, bouncy, monoline feel, flourished.
A flowing script with a brush-pen character, combining smooth hairline entry strokes with fuller downstrokes and tapered terminals. The letterforms lean forward with a lively baseline rhythm and frequent looped constructions, especially in capitals and ascenders. Connections are implied more than mechanically consistent, giving words an organic written feel, while counters stay open and strokes remain clean and confident. Capitals are prominent and decorative, featuring generous swashes and long leading strokes that add visual motion.
This font works best for display settings such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging labels, and short quote treatments where its swashes and stroke contrast can be appreciated. It is particularly effective in larger sizes for names, headings, and accent lines paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone is friendly and expressive, balancing elegance with a casual, handwritten spontaneity. Its flourishes and bounce suggest a personal, celebratory voice—suited to warm messaging rather than strict formality.
The design appears intended to mimic modern brush calligraphy in a controlled, repeatable typeface, offering expressive capitals and a smooth script flow for decorative, personality-forward typography.
Contrast is most noticeable in the downstroke emphasis and the tapered joins, which creates a calligraphic sparkle at larger sizes. Some glyphs read as intentionally individualized rather than uniform, reinforcing the hand-drawn impression and adding charm in short phrases.