Cursive Arbab 16 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, social posts, playful, friendly, whimsical, casual, handmade, handwritten charm, casual elegance, display script, personal tone, monoline feel, looping, bouncy, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A lively handwritten script with tall, narrow proportions and a bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast between slender joins and thicker downstrokes, with rounded terminals and frequent looped forms. Letterforms lean mostly upright and alternate between connected and loosely separated cursive construction, creating an airy texture with generous counters. Ascenders and descenders are long and prominent, while lowercase bodies stay relatively small, giving the font an elegant, elongated silhouette.
This font suits short to medium-length copy where a personable handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, packaging labels, and social media headlines. It can also work for small brand accents (tags, menus, or section titles), especially when set with ample leading to accommodate the long ascenders and descenders.
The overall tone is warm, informal, and slightly whimsical, like neat pen lettering used for personal notes or boutique signage. Its looping shapes and buoyant spacing lend an approachable, upbeat character without feeling overly formal or rigid.
The design appears intended to capture an expressive, pen-written look with a clean, repeatable rhythm—balancing playful loops and high stroke contrast to feel handmade while remaining legible in display sizes.
Capital letters are especially tall and simplified, functioning well as decorative initials, while the lowercase carries more of the cursive flow. Numerals follow the same narrow, handwritten logic and keep the set visually consistent with the alphabet.