Cursive Osbem 7 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, airy, casual, delicate, personal, whimsical, handwritten note, signature feel, light elegance, personal tone, monoline, looped, loose, tall ascenders, open counters.
A slender, pen-like script with a monoline feel and gentle rightward slant. Strokes are smooth and lightly tensioned, with occasional looped entries and exits that create a flowing, handwritten rhythm rather than rigid construction. Proportions are tall and slim, with small lowercase bodies and comparatively long ascenders and descenders; curves stay open and rounded, while terminals often taper softly or end in short, flicked finishes. Uppercase forms are simplified and airy, with ample white space and a slightly irregular, human cadence across letters and figures.
Well-suited to short, personable lines such as signatures, invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes where a handwritten presence is desired. It can also work for light branding accents and packaging labels when used at comfortable display sizes and with generous spacing.
The overall tone is intimate and breezy, like quick notes or a personal signature. Its light touch and looping motion convey friendliness and spontaneity, reading informal and expressive without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to capture an elegant, quick handwritten script—thin, tall, and lightly looped—prioritizing a natural pen rhythm and personal feel over strict typographic regularity.
Letterspacing in the samples appears naturally loose for a script, helping prevent collisions at text sizes. Numerals and capitals maintain the same light, handwritten logic, keeping the texture consistent across mixed-case and alphanumeric settings.