Cursive Kive 10 is a very light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, logotypes, beauty, editorial, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, delicate, signature feel, formal flourish, premium tone, personal note, display script, swashy, looped, monoline hairlines, calligraphic, graceful.
A flowing cursive script with long, tapered strokes and pronounced swash behavior in many capitals. Letterforms are built from fine hairlines with sharp, pointed terminals and intermittent thicker stress, creating a pen-like rhythm across words. The slant is consistent and the forms are relatively compact, with ascending and descending loops that extend well beyond the compact lowercase body, giving lines a tall, vertical profile. Connections are smooth and continuous in running text, while individual glyphs retain distinct entry and exit strokes that help maintain clarity at larger sizes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its hairline detail and swashes can be appreciated, such as invitations, event stationery, branding marks, beauty packaging, and fashion or lifestyle editorial headers. It also works well for signatures, quotes, and pull lines when set with ample spacing and comfortable line height.
The font conveys a poised, intimate tone—more formal than casual handwriting—suggesting personal correspondence, ceremony, and boutique refinement. Its light touch and sweeping gestures feel romantic and aspirational, with an airy sophistication suited to premium presentation.
The design appears intended to emulate a finely penned signature-style script with a consistent forward motion and decorative restraint. Its emphasis on delicate strokes, tall loops, and expressive capitals suggests a focus on elegance and personalization for high-end display typography.
Capitals feature prominent initial strokes and occasional oversized loops that can dominate at smaller line heights, so generous leading helps preserve the graceful silhouettes. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with slender curves and subtle flourish, aligning well with the overall script rhythm.