Cursive Kiho 19 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, logo, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, airy, expressive, signature feel, display script, formal charm, graceful motion, monoline feel, hairline, looping, swashy, calligraphic.
A delicate cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and long, sweeping entry/exit strokes. Letterforms are built from fine hairline curves with intermittent thicker downstrokes, creating a calligraphic contrast while keeping an overall light, airy color. Uppercase forms are tall and flourish-heavy, often extending well above the cap height with generous loops and open counters. Lowercase is compact with a notably small body and long ascenders/descenders, giving lines a vertical, ribbon-like rhythm; connections are selective rather than continuously joined, and spacing is slightly irregular in a natural handwritten way.
Well suited to applications that benefit from a signature-like, elegant script presence—wedding suites, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty/fashion packaging, and short logotypes or wordmarks. It performs best for headlines and short phrases rather than dense text, where its fine strokes and decorative capitals can be appreciated.
The face reads as graceful and intimate, with a romantic, handwritten charm. Its thin strokes and elongated swashes add a sense of luxury and formality, while the casual joins and variable rhythm keep it personable and expressive.
Likely designed to evoke a refined handwritten signature with calligraphic contrast and generous swashes, prioritizing elegance and motion over strict uniformity. The small lowercase body paired with tall capitals and long extenders suggests an intention to create dramatic, airy word shapes for display use.
Numerals follow the same slender, looped construction and lean, pairing well with the uppercase’s flourishy gestures. The overall texture is best at larger sizes where the hairline details and extended terminals remain clear.