Cursive Kihi 14 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, headlines, elegant, romantic, airy, refined, whimsical, calligraphic feel, signature look, formal elegance, decorative caps, calligraphic, looping, swashy, delicate, monoline feel.
A delicate cursive script with a steep rightward slant and long, tapering strokes that frequently resolve into hairline terminals. Letterforms are built from smooth, continuous curves with generous ascenders and descenders, and many capitals feature large entry/exit flourishes and oval loops. The stroke behavior suggests a pointed-pen influence: thin connecting strokes and sharper, slightly thicker accents through curves, producing a crisp, polished rhythm. Spacing is tight and the forms are slender, giving words a flowing, ribbon-like texture, while individual letters remain mostly discrete with light, intermittent joining.
This font suits invitation suites, wedding stationery, and other ceremonial print where graceful capitals can lead. It also works well for boutique branding, cosmetic or fragrance packaging, and signature-style wordmarks. For best results, use it at display sizes with comfortable line spacing to accommodate long ascenders/descenders and capital flourishes.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, leaning toward formal handwriting rather than casual note-taking. Its airy hairlines and sweeping capitals create a sense of romance and ceremony, with a lightly theatrical, signature-like presence in longer phrases.
The design appears intended to emulate refined handwritten calligraphy with a signature-like elegance, prioritizing fluid motion, slender proportions, and decorative capitals for strong first impressions. It aims to deliver a sophisticated, romantic script voice for display settings rather than dense text.
Capitals are notably more expressive than the lowercase, providing strong contrast in scale and flourish. Numerals are similarly slanted and refined, with simple, elegant shapes that match the script’s thin, tapered finishing. The texture stays consistent across lines, but the most dramatic swashes can extend well beyond the cap height and baseline, affecting layout in tight settings.