Cursive Irmip 12 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, headlines, friendly, casual, breezy, personal, modern, handwritten, quick note, fluidity, warmth, informality, airy, monoline, pen-like, looping, sweeping capitals.
A lean, right-slanted handwritten script with long ascenders and descenders and a notably small lowercase body. Strokes keep a consistent, fine line weight with subtle swelling, and many forms are built from smooth, looping curves paired with occasional crisp turns and pointed finishes. Capitals are tall and expressive with open, sweeping entries, while lowercase letters stay compact and rhythmic, relying on slender joins and simplified shapes for speed and flow. Numerals follow the same monoline, handwritten logic, with open curves and light, swift strokes.
Well suited to short display applications where a personal touch is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging accents, and lifestyle branding. It also works for signatures, quotes, headings, and pull‑quotes where its slender, flowing rhythm can breathe; for best results, it benefits from moderate sizes and comfortable tracking to preserve clarity.
This script conveys a breezy, personable tone with a casual confidence, like quick handwriting on a note or invitation. Its gentle slant and airy spacing feel friendly and approachable rather than formal or ceremonial, while the slightly sharpened, pen-like terminals add a touch of contemporary flair.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, natural pen writing with a continuous, flowing motion and minimal interruption between strokes. Its proportions emphasize speed and elegance through tall capitals, compact lowercase forms, and clean, simplified construction that reads as genuine handwriting rather than a rigid script.
Several capitals feature long, graceful entry strokes and open bowls that give words a lively start, and the overall letterspacing feels intentionally open for a handwritten script. The small lowercase body and tall extenders create a pronounced vertical rhythm, which can look especially elegant on single lines or short phrases.