Cursive Duvi 11 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, vintage, signature feel, decorative script, handwritten elegance, expressive caps, monoline, looping, swashy, calligraphic, slanted.
A flowing script with a consistent, pen-like stroke that stays relatively even in weight while still showing subtle contrast through curved joins and tapered terminals. Letters are strongly slanted with long, smooth entry and exit strokes, creating a fast, continuous rhythm across words. Capitals are oversized and expressive, featuring generous loops and occasional extended flourishes, while lowercase forms are compact with a notably low x-height and tall ascenders/descenders. Spacing is lively and variable, with frequent cursive connections and open counters that keep the texture light on the page.
This font is well suited to short to medium display settings where its loops and joins can be appreciated—wedding materials, boutique branding, product packaging, social graphics, and quote treatments. It works particularly well for name-forward designs and titling, and benefits from slightly looser tracking and comfortable line spacing to accommodate its flourishes.
The tone is intimate and graceful, evoking handwritten notes, formal invitations, and vintage correspondence. Its airy stroke and sweeping capitals add a refined, romantic feel, while the informal joins maintain a personable, human touch.
The design appears intended to mimic a fluid, single-pen handwriting style with a refined cursive cadence, balancing legibility with decorative movement. Emphasis is placed on expressive capitals and continuous word shapes to deliver a polished, personal signature-like effect.
Several uppercase forms rely on large elliptical loops that read best with a bit of surrounding space, and the long descenders (notably in letters like g, j, y) can create an elegant cascading line in multi-line settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, lightly drawn shapes that blend naturally with the script.