Cursive Giku 10 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, branding, elegant, romantic, airy, delicate, whimsical, handwritten elegance, signature style, decorative capitals, soft sophistication, personal tone, monoline, looping, flourished, calligraphic, high ascenders.
A slender, monoline cursive with an overall rightward slant and a smooth, continuous stroke rhythm. Letterforms are built from long, looping entry/exit strokes and rounded bowls, with generous ascenders and descenders that create a tall, airy texture. Uppercase characters are more decorative, often featuring sweeping swashes and occasional cross-strokes that extend beyond the main stems, while lowercase forms stay compact with fine terminals and light joins. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, open shapes and a consistent thin line weight.
This style fits best in short to medium-length display settings where its delicate strokes and flourished capitals can breathe—such as wedding suites, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and pull quotes. It’s particularly effective for names, headings, and accent text paired with a simpler companion font for body copy.
The font conveys a refined, intimate tone—more like careful handwriting than a rigid script. Its light touch and flowing movement read as romantic and graceful, with a hint of playful charm coming from the looped forms and swashy capitals.
The design appears intended to emulate graceful pen handwriting with a polished, contemporary script feel, emphasizing flowing connections, elegant swashes, and a light, airy color on the page.
Spacing appears intentionally open, helping the thin strokes stay legible and preventing loops from clumping. The baseline feel is fairly steady, but the varying letter widths and extended strokes add a natural handwritten irregularity that becomes part of the style, especially in capitals and long descenders.