Cursive Esbay 11 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, packaging, invitations, social media, airy, elegant, intimate, lively, romantic, signature feel, personal tone, display script, elegant lettering, looping, monoline-leaning, brushy, slanted, delicate.
A slender, right-leaning script with long ascenders and descenders and a notably compact lowercase body. Strokes feel pen-driven with subtle thick–thin modulation and occasional tapered terminals, giving the outlines a lightly brushy, drawn-on-paper character. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with smooth curves, frequent entry/exit strokes, and gentle loop construction in many capitals and lowercases. Spacing stays open enough for clarity, while the rhythm remains fluid and continuous across words.
Well suited to short, expressive settings where personality matters: wordmarks, boutique branding, product packaging, invitations, and headline-style social posts. It also works as an accent face paired with a neutral sans or serif in editorial or lifestyle layouts. For best results, use at display sizes where the delicate strokes and tight lowercase proportions can remain legible.
The overall tone is graceful and personal, like a quick, confident signature. Its lightness and tall proportions read refined and slightly romantic, while the energetic slant and looping forms add a casual, human warmth. The result feels stylish without becoming overly formal.
Designed to emulate a quick, stylish cursive hand—prioritizing flow, elegance, and signature-like presence over rigid construction. The narrow, tall forms and subtle modulation aim to create a refined handwritten voice that feels both contemporary and personal.
Capitals are prominent and showy, often beginning with sweeping strokes that set a calligraphic cadence for the line. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying narrow and slanted to match the text color. In longer phrases the texture stays consistent, with occasional expressive flourishes that add movement at word starts and ends.