Cursive Kihe 12 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, editorial accents, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, delicate, formal script, signature feel, calligraphic elegance, expressive capitals, hairline, calligraphic, looped, slanted, flowing.
A delicate cursive script built from hairline strokes with pronounced thick–thin modulation, creating a crisp calligraphic rhythm. Letterforms are strongly slanted with long, sweeping entry and exit strokes, narrow internal spaces, and frequent looped constructions in capitals and ascenders. The lowercase sits low with compact bodies and tall, slender extenders, while capitals are larger and more expressive, often defined by single continuous gestures and soft curves. Overall spacing reads tight and linear, with a smooth, fast handwritten flow and minimal terminal finishing beyond tapered strokes.
This font suits wedding suites, invitations, and greeting card headlines where a light, graceful script is desired. It also works well for boutique branding, beauty or fragrance packaging, and short editorial accents such as pull quotes or signatures, where its distinctive capitals and flowing connections can be featured at larger sizes.
The tone is graceful and intimate, with a refined, romantic feel typical of formal handwriting. Its light touch and soaring swashes give it a sense of sophistication and airiness, leaning more toward elegant personalization than everyday note-taking.
The design appears intended to emulate swift, practiced penmanship with a formal, calligraphic character—prioritizing elegance, contrast, and expressive capitals over dense text readability.
The sample text shows good continuity across word shapes, with lively baseline movement and occasional dramatic capital strokes that become focal points. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, staying slim and slightly ornate, matching the script’s overall restraint and finesse.