Cursive Wivo 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, handwritten, lively, friendly, personal, authenticity, informality, personal tone, handmade feel, expressive writing, brushy, slanted, looping, open forms, rounded.
A slanted, pen-and-ink script with brisk, brushy strokes and lightly textured edges that mimic natural handwriting. Letterforms are built from quick, confident gestures with rounded turns, occasional loops, and tapered terminals. Strokes show subtle pressure changes and irregularities, giving an organic rhythm; spacing and joins vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-drawn feel while staying consistent enough for continuous text.
Well-suited for branding accents, packaging, posters, and social graphics where a human, personal tone is desired. It also works nicely for short quotes, invitations, and headings, and can be used in brief text blocks when a casual handwritten texture is part of the design.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like a quick note or signature written with a felt-tip or brush pen. It reads energetic and approachable rather than formal, with a spontaneous cadence that suggests speed and ease.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of real handwriting—fast, slightly imperfect, and expressive—while keeping enough consistency to function as a dependable display script. Its emphasis is on natural motion and a personal voice rather than strict calligraphic polish.
Capitals are expressive and often more open and gestural than the lowercase, helping create a strong entry point for words and short headings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, flowing construction and rounded curves that match the script’s movement.