Cursive Wihi 12 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, social posts, quotes, casual, personal, lively, airy, friendly, personal tone, handwritten realism, friendly branding, quick note feel, hand-drawn, looping, slanted, monoline, bouncy.
This font has a fluid, hand-inked cursive structure with a consistent rightward slant and a mostly monoline stroke that gently swells at curves. Letterforms are narrow and quick, with open counters and a slightly bouncy baseline that gives the rhythm an informal, written-in-one-go feel. Ascenders are prominent and tall, while lowercase bodies stay compact, reinforcing the impression of a small x-height. Terminals tend to be tapered and flicked, and the overall spacing feels natural rather than mechanically even, with subtle variation in widths and joins.
It works well for short-to-medium phrases where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and social media graphics. The compact lowercase and lively joins make it particularly effective at larger sizes and with comfortable line spacing, where the loops and long descenders have room to breathe.
The tone is conversational and spontaneous, like a neat but quick note written with a fine pen. It reads as warm and approachable, with enough energy in the slant and loops to feel expressive without becoming messy. The style suggests informality and human presence more than polish or formality.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of natural cursive handwriting—quick, legible, and slightly expressive—suitable for adding a personal signature-like character to modern communication and branding.
Uppercase letters are simplified and gestural, functioning more like entry strokes into words than standalone display capitals. Descenders on letters like g, j, and y are long and sweeping, which adds flourish and increases vertical texture in lines of text. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying light and open with minimal ornament.