Cursive Alkiz 10 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, quotes, social graphics, airy, whimsical, friendly, delicate, handmade, handwritten charm, soft elegance, playful flow, personal tone, looped, monoline feel, tall ascenders, open counters, loose rhythm.
A tall, slender cursive hand with long ascenders and descenders and a lively, pen-drawn rhythm. Strokes shift between hairline connections and slightly fuller downstrokes, giving a light, calligraphic texture without feeling rigidly formal. Letterforms favor rounded bowls and generous loops, with occasional extended entry/exit strokes and lightly hooked terminals. Capitals are simplified but expressive, often built from a single continuous gesture, and spacing feels open and buoyant across words.
Works best for short to medium text where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, product labels, boutique packaging, and quote or headline treatments on social and marketing graphics. It can also serve as an accent script paired with a clean sans for contrast in branding and editorial layouts.
The overall tone is breezy and personable, like neat handwriting on a card or note. Its looping forms and soft terminals read as cheerful and approachable, with a slightly whimsical, romantic accent rather than a strict business script.
Designed to capture a natural, connected handwriting feel with graceful loops and a refined, airy texture. The emphasis on tall forms and flowing joins suggests an intention to feel elegant yet casual, prioritizing personality and motion over strict uniformity.
The font’s very tall proportions make ascenders a prominent design feature, while the small-looking lowercase bodies keep the line visually light. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple shapes and modest flourish, blending naturally in mixed text.