Cursive Obbem 11 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, craft branding, social posts, packaging accents, friendly, whimsical, casual, airy, youthful, handwritten warmth, casual personality, light emphasis, modern script, monoline, loopy, tall, bouncy, rounded.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with tall, slender letterforms and a gently bouncy rhythm. Strokes are smooth and rounded with minimal contrast, and terminals often finish in soft hooks or small curls. Uppercase characters are simplified and narrow, while lowercase forms introduce modest loops and occasional partial connections, keeping the texture light and open. Numerals follow the same drawn-with-a-pen feel, with rounded shapes and informal proportions.
This font suits short-to-medium text where a handwritten voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quotes, social media graphics, and lifestyle or craft-oriented branding. It also works well as an accent face on packaging, labels, and headers where its tall, airy texture can add personality without feeling heavy.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, like quick neat handwriting meant to feel approachable rather than formal. Its narrow, lofty proportions and small flourishes add a whimsical touch that reads as modern-casual and friendly.
The design appears intended to emulate tidy, contemporary handwriting with just enough looping detail to signal cursive warmth. By keeping strokes clean and narrow while adding subtle hooks and rounded joins, it aims for an informal, friendly script that remains legible in everyday display settings.
Spacing appears loose enough to preserve clarity despite the narrow forms, and the script connections are intermittent—more suggestive than fully continuous—helping keep words readable. The tall ascenders and distinctive looped forms (notably in letters like f, g, j, y) create a lively vertical rhythm that stands out in mixed-case text.