Cursive Esbev 14 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, invitations, packaging, social media, elegant, romantic, expressive, personal, airy, signature feel, handwritten elegance, display emphasis, brand polish, looped, flowing, slanted, brushy, calligraphic.
A lively cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and flowing, loop-driven construction. Strokes feel brush-pen influenced, with tapered entries/exits and subtle thickness shifts that create a smooth rhythm. Uppercase forms are tall and gestural with long ascenders and occasional extended cross-strokes, while lowercase letters sit small relative to the capitals, emphasizing an elevated, elongated silhouette. Spacing is compact and the letterforms tend to connect naturally, producing continuous word shapes with energetic, handwritten irregularities.
Best suited to short to medium-length settings where expressive letterforms can shine: wordmarks, boutique branding, invitations and event materials, beauty/lifestyle packaging, and headline overlays for social posts. It can also work for pull quotes or product names, but its compact, connected texture favors display sizes over dense body copy.
The overall tone is refined yet personable—more like a confident signature than a formal engraving. Its looping forms and swift stroke endings convey warmth and movement, giving text a celebratory, romantic feel without becoming overly ornamental.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush lettering while keeping enough consistency for repeated, polished use in branding. Emphasis is placed on elegant word-shapes, tall capitals, and smooth connective strokes that mimic a quick, practiced hand.
Capitals read as standout display shapes with distinct, sometimes dramatic entry strokes (notably in letters like A, Q, and T). Numerals are consistent with the script style, using the same slanted, tapered stroke logic, helping mixed text maintain a cohesive handwritten character.