Cursive Vise 7 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, branding, quotes, friendly, vintage, casual, playful, personal, handwritten realism, casual warmth, decorative script, everyday cursive, looping, flourished, monoline-ish, rounded, bouncy.
A lively cursive script with a consistent rightward slant and gently irregular, pen-drawn stroke behavior. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with rounded turns, frequent looped joins, and occasional swashy entry/exit strokes. Contrast is modest, coming mainly from pressure-like thickening on curves and downstrokes rather than sharp calligraphic transitions. Capitals are decorative and larger than the lowercase, featuring prominent loops and curls, while the lowercase maintains a compact body with tall ascenders, deep descenders, and a slightly bouncing baseline rhythm.
Well suited for short to medium-length settings where a handwritten voice is desired, such as greeting cards, invitations, boutique packaging, café menus, gift tags, and lifestyle branding. It also works for pull quotes and headings where its loops and rhythm can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The font reads as personable and informal, with a nostalgic, handwritten charm. Its looping connections and soft terminals create a warm, approachable tone that feels conversational and slightly whimsical rather than formal or corporate.
Designed to capture an everyday cursive handwriting look with enough flourish to feel special, balancing legibility with expressive loops and a steady forward motion. The consistent slant and moderate stroke modulation suggest an aim for natural, pen-on-paper character that stays cohesive across mixed-case text and numerals.
Connections vary from tightly joined to lightly separated, which reinforces an authentic hand-script feel in longer text. Numerals are simple and rounded, matching the script’s continuous motion and maintaining the same slanted, pen-written character.