Cursive Ohba 10 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, branding, packaging, airy, playful, casual, friendly, whimsical, handwritten charm, signature feel, casual elegance, personal tone, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, bouncy, smooth.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with a right-leaning, flowing rhythm and frequent looped joins. Strokes stay consistently thin with rounded terminals and smooth curves, while letterforms alternate between connected cursive shapes and occasional lifted, single-stroke constructions. Proportions emphasize tall ascenders and long, narrow forms, giving the line a light, vertical elegance with gently irregular, human spacing. Capitals are simplified and open, often built from a few continuous strokes, and numerals follow the same airy, single-line logic.
Well-suited for short to medium phrases where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, social graphics, boutique branding, and packaging accents. It works best at display sizes or with generous tracking and leading so the thin strokes and looped connections stay clear.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick neat note-taking or a light signature. Its buoyant loops and slender build feel optimistic and slightly whimsical rather than formal or authoritative.
The design appears intended to capture a natural, lightly cursive handwriting feel with an elegant, narrow silhouette and signature-like continuity. It prioritizes charm and personal tone over strict uniformity, aiming to look effortlessly written while remaining clean and legible for headlines and accents.
In text, the baseline feels subtly bouncy and organic, with consistent pen pressure and minimal contrast keeping the texture even. A few shapes introduce distinctive looped features (notably in several capitals and in letters with descenders), which adds character but can also create occasional ambiguity in dense settings.