Cursive Gylik 14 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, headlines, airy, elegant, delicate, romantic, refined, elegant script, signature feel, delicate display, monoline, calligraphic, looping, swashy, handwritten.
A delicate, calligraphic handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and long, tapering entry/exit strokes. The letterforms are built from fine hairline strokes with noticeable contrast created by pressure-like thickening at curves and joins. Capitals are tall and expansive with generous loops and occasional swash-like crossbars, while lowercase forms are compact with a short x-height and elongated ascenders/descenders. Spacing is variable and naturalistic, with a lively baseline rhythm and occasional non-connecting breaks that keep the texture light and open. Numerals follow the same slender, flowing construction, with rounded bowls and narrow footprints.
Best suited to invitations, greeting cards, beauty or boutique branding, and short headline treatments where its thin strokes and looping capitals can be appreciated. It can also work for signature-style marks, product names, and light packaging copy when set with ample size and breathing room.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, like quick, confident pen lettering used for personal notes or upscale stationery. Its light touch and looping gestures read as romantic and refined rather than casual or rugged.
The design appears intended to emulate elegant pen-on-paper handwriting with a fashion-forward, airy texture—prioritizing expressiveness and finesse over dense text readability.
At smaller sizes the hairline strokes and tight interior counters can become fragile, while the long ascenders, descenders, and swashes create a distinctive vertical presence. The uppercase set is especially expressive and can dominate a line when used in quantity, making it feel more display-oriented than utilitarian.