Cursive Ihfa 14 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social media, packaging, posters, invitations, casual, friendly, expressive, handmade, airy, personal voice, quick handwriting, casual display, warm emphasis, monoline, slanted, bouncy, looped, lightfooted.
A lively monoline script with a consistent, low-contrast stroke and a pronounced forward slant. Letterforms are compact and slightly narrow, with a quick, brush-pen rhythm that creates tapered terminals and occasional retracing where strokes overlap. Capitals are tall and open with simple loop and sweep gestures, while the lowercase keeps a compact body and long ascenders/descenders that add a bouncy vertical cadence. Spacing feels loose and natural rather than strictly engineered, and the numerals match the handwritten flow with simple, single-stroke constructions.
Works well for short-to-medium phrases where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as branding accents, social posts, packaging callouts, headings, quotes, and casual invitations. It is best used at display sizes where the compact lowercase and fine monoline strokes remain clear.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick note-taking with a confident hand. Its energetic slant and springy extenders convey spontaneity and warmth, making text feel conversational rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of fast, natural handwriting while staying clean enough for repeated use in display typography. It balances expressive loops and tall capitals with restrained stroke weight to keep an even, readable texture in running phrases.
Connections are suggested by entry and exit strokes, but many letters remain lightly separated, which helps maintain clarity in short phrases. The texture stays even across words, with subtle variation coming from stroke direction and occasional thickening at turns rather than strong contrast.