Cursive Hiso 10 is a very light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, signature, packaging, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, delicate, signature feel, graceful display, personal tone, boutique elegance, hairline, monoline, looping, swashy, calligraphic.
A delicate, hairline script with a consistent rightward slant and long, tapered entry/exit strokes. Letterforms are built from fine, pen-like curves with small internal loops and occasional extended ascenders and descenders that create a high, flowing rhythm. Capitals are more expressive and elongated, often with oval counters and sweeping lead-ins, while lowercase forms stay compact and lightly connected, giving words a continuous, ribbon-like texture. Spacing is open and the overall color is light, relying on gesture and stroke momentum more than mass.
Well-suited for wedding suites, invitations, and event stationery where a light, refined script is desired. It also works for boutique branding, signatures, beauty/lifestyle packaging, and short display lines on posters or social graphics, especially when given room to breathe.
The tone is graceful and intimate, with a poised, handwritten charm that reads as romantic and slightly formal. Its airy strokes and flowing joins suggest a personal signature feel—polished, but still human and spontaneous.
The letterforms appear intended to emulate a fine pen signature style: fast, fluid, and elegant, with emphasis on graceful capitals and continuous cursive rhythm. The restrained stroke weight and elongated gestures suggest a design aimed at upscale, romantic display typography rather than dense text setting.
The design leans on extended strokes and slender terminals, so it benefits from generous line spacing to avoid collisions between ascenders/descenders. At very small sizes, the finest hairlines may appear faint, while at larger sizes the elegant swashes and loops become a defining feature.