Cursive Ekgaw 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, social media, packaging, elegant, personal, romantic, airy, expressive, handwritten elegance, signature look, decorative display, personal tone, brushy, calligraphic, looping, slanted, refined.
A lively cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant, high stroke contrast, and a brush-pen feel. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with compact proportions and a notably small x-height relative to tall ascenders and descenders. Strokes taper into fine hairlines at entry and exit points, while downstrokes widen to create a rhythmic, handwritten texture. Connections are selective rather than fully continuous, with frequent looped joins and smooth, rounded terminals that keep the texture flowing.
This font suits applications that benefit from a personal, handwritten voice—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging, and short social media headlines. It performs best at display sizes where the fine hairlines and tight proportions remain clear and the looping joins can be appreciated.
The overall tone is intimate and stylish, balancing casual handwriting energy with a polished, dressy finish. Its quick, sweeping curves and light hairlines feel romantic and personable, while the narrow, high-contrast structure adds a touch of sophistication.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with an elegant, narrow silhouette—providing a script that feels handwritten and expressive while still presenting a refined, catalog-ready look for prominent, short-form text.
Uppercase forms are especially gestural, with flourish-like curves and occasional looped counters that read as signature-style initials. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing slender strokes with thicker downstrokes for consistency with the letters.