Cursive Bilid 16 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social posts, headlines, elegant, playful, personal, airy, lively, signature feel, casual elegance, expressive caps, brush lettering, brushy, looped, monoline, bouncy, tall.
A flowing handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and tall, narrow proportions. Strokes feel brush-pen driven: pressure creates tapered terminals and occasional thicker downstrokes, while joins and curves stay smooth and continuous. Capitals are expressive and looped with long entry strokes, and the lowercase keeps a light baseline bounce with compact counters and tight spacing. Numerals are simple and slightly irregular, matching the hand-drawn rhythm and maintaining the same tapered stroke endings.
Works best for short, expressive text where a handwritten feel is desired—logos, boutique branding, packaging labels, invitations and greeting cards, and social graphics. It also suits display headlines or pull quotes when set with ample tracking and line spacing to preserve its airy, brushy texture.
The overall tone is friendly and personable, like quick, confident lettering made for notes and signatures. Its high-contrast brush rhythm adds a touch of elegance, while the narrow, springy forms keep it casual and upbeat.
Designed to emulate quick brush lettering with an elegant slant and expressive capitals, aiming for a natural handwritten signature feel while keeping a consistent, readable rhythm across the alphabet and figures.
The design leans on long ascenders/descenders and open, sweeping curves, which helps it feel dynamic in headline settings. At smaller sizes the narrow shapes and tight internal spaces can begin to look busy, so it benefits from generous size and breathing room.