Cursive Esgab 13 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, wedding, invitations, packaging, elegant, romantic, airy, fashionable, personal, signature feel, modern calligraphy, elegant display, personal tone, boutique branding, calligraphic, looping, expressive, refined, delicate.
A delicate, calligraphy-led script with a pronounced rightward slant and sweeping entry/exit strokes. Letterforms are built from fluid, continuous curves with frequent loops, while stroke weight shifts sharply from hairline turns to thicker downstrokes, creating a crisp pen-written contrast. Proportions are tall and slender with long ascenders and descenders, and the lowercase keeps a compact body relative to those extensions. Spacing is open and the rhythm is lively, with varying letter widths and occasional long cross-strokes that give words a graceful, linear flow.
Well-suited to display applications where elegance and personality matter—logos, boutique branding, wedding suites, invitations, beauty/fashion packaging, and social media graphics. It performs best at larger sizes or with generous tracking so the fine hairlines and looping details remain clear.
The tone feels intimate and polished—like modern handwritten signing with a touch of boutique luxury. Its lightness and high contrast read as refined and romantic rather than casual, lending an airy, stylish presence to short lines of text.
Designed to emulate contemporary pointed-pen handwriting with a fashion-forward, signature-like cadence. The tall proportions, looping capitals, and brisk contrast aim to create a refined handwritten voice for expressive headlines and name-driven typography.
Capitals are especially prominent, using large loops and extended strokes that can become dominant in mixed-case settings. Many joins are implied through flowing terminals rather than strict continuous connections, so the texture alternates between connected script and lightly separated strokes depending on the letter pair.