Cursive Opbop 15 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signature, branding, invitations, packaging, headlines, elegant, airy, delicate, romantic, personal, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive caps, light elegance, monoline, looping, swashy, calligraphic, high slant.
A delicate, monoline cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and long, sweeping entry and exit strokes. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with generous ascenders and occasional extended cross-strokes and loops that create a lively, handwritten rhythm. Curves are smooth and continuous, and several capitals feature prominent swashes that can stretch horizontally, while lowercase forms stay compact with small counters and minimal terminal weight change. Spacing and widths vary naturally across glyphs, reinforcing the organic, written feel.
Best suited to short, prominent settings where its airy strokes and swashy capitals can breathe—signatures, logos, boutique branding, invitations, beauty/lifestyle packaging, and editorial display lines. It can work for brief phrases or pull quotes, but longer text will benefit from generous size and spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is refined and intimate—more like quick, confident signature writing than formal script. Its light touch and flowing motion feel graceful and slightly dramatic, lending a sense of elegance without becoming rigid or ornate.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of fast cursive handwriting while maintaining enough consistency for repeatable typographic use. Emphasis is placed on elegant movement and expressive capitals to create a distinctive, personalized display voice.
Capitals stand out with expressive flourish (notably rounded forms and long crossbars), and the design favors open, sweeping gestures over dense texture. Numerals follow the same slender, handwritten logic, keeping the set visually consistent in mixed content.