Cursive Polez 16 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, quotes, playful, whimsical, friendly, romantic, casual, handwritten charm, friendly voice, elegant casual, monoline feel, bouncy baseline, looped ascenders, long descenders, open counters.
A lively handwritten script with a tall, slender silhouette and a noticeably bouncy rhythm. Strokes show a pen-like contrast between thin entry strokes and heavier downstrokes, with rounded terminals and occasional soft tapering. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with generous loops in ascenders/descenders and frequent single-storey constructions that keep shapes open and airy. Capitals are expressive and slightly irregular in width, while lowercase maintains a consistent forward slant and compact x-height relative to long extenders.
Well suited for invitations, greeting cards, and short headline phrases where a personal, handwritten voice is desired. It also works for lifestyle packaging, boutique branding accents, and social media graphics, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone is warm and informal, reading like quick, confident handwriting. Its springy curves and looping joins give it a cheerful, personable character that feels more conversational than formal.
Designed to evoke natural cursive handwriting with an elegant, airy cadence, balancing legibility with decorative loops. The intent appears to be a charming, modern script for display settings rather than dense body copy.
The numerals and capitals lean decorative, with simplified structures and a hand-drawn inconsistency that adds charm. In longer words, the texture stays light and rhythmic, but the narrow, looping details can become delicate at very small sizes.