Cursive Emgen 10 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logos, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, personal, classic, delicate, formal note, signature, invitation, boutique, refined, airy, flourished, flowing, graceful.
A delicate, slanted cursive with smooth, calligraphic motion and gently tapered terminals. Strokes stay consistently slender, with subtle swelling on curves and downstrokes, and generous internal whitespace that keeps counters open. Capitals are more flourished and taller, while lowercase forms are compact with a notably low x-height, producing a graceful, airy rhythm. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with soft curves and simple, legible shapes that match the script’s light presence.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its fine strokes and compact lowercase can breathe: invitations, greeting cards, certificates, menus, cosmetic or fashion branding, and logo/wordmark work. It can also support pull quotes or headings when set with ample tracking and line spacing, but it is less suited to dense body text or small UI sizes where the thin strokes and low x-height may diminish clarity.
This script feels refined and intimate, with a quiet elegance rather than exuberant showiness. Its restrained loops and poised slant suggest a personal note, wedding stationery, or boutique branding—polished but still human.
The design appears intended to emulate careful, pen-written cursive—prioritizing smooth continuity, tasteful ornament in the capitals, and an overall lightness that reads as sophisticated. It aims to provide a signature-like voice that feels crafted and selective rather than casual or playful.
The sample text shows smooth joining behavior and a consistent rightward momentum, with expressive capitals that act as visual anchors at the start of words. Ascenders and descenders are relatively long, adding vertical elegance and making generous leading especially beneficial in multi-line settings.