Cursive Elgiv 11 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, social posts, packaging, elegant, airy, intimate, poetic, lively, handwritten feel, modern elegance, expressive caps, display impact, personal tone, brushy, calligraphic, looped, slanted, whiplike.
A slender, right-slanted script with a brush-pen feel, mixing smooth curves with quick, tapered terminals. Strokes show gentle contrast and frequent entry/exit flicks, giving letters a continuous, handwritten rhythm even when connections are minimal. Capitals are tall and expressive with open loops and long leading strokes, while lowercase forms stay compact with a notably low x-height and narrow apertures. The overall texture is light and fast, with occasional flourished ascenders/descenders and rounded, slightly bouncy baselines.
This script works best for short-to-medium display settings where its thin strokes and compact lowercase can stay crisp—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging callouts, and social media headlines. It can also suit signatures, quotes, and product names where a handwritten tone is desirable and generous spacing is available.
The font reads as graceful and personal, like neat modern handwriting made with a fine brush pen. Its delicate lines and flowing motion lend a romantic, boutique tone, while the brisk slant and sharp flicks add energy and informality. Overall it feels friendly and stylish rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with an elegant slant and refined, looped capitals. It aims to provide a distinctive, personal voice for display typography, balancing legibility with expressive swashes and tapered finishing strokes.
Letterforms prioritize motion over strict regularity: some joins are implied through proximity and stroke direction, and several capitals include sweeping entry strokes that can extend into surrounding space. Numerals follow the same cursive logic with curved, single-stroke constructions and light, tapered ends, keeping the set visually consistent with the alphabet.