Cursive Lemy 11 is a light, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, beauty, packaging, elegant, romantic, airy, refined, handwritten, modern calligraphy, personal tone, luxury feel, expressive caps, calligraphic, looping, swashy, delicate, monoline feel.
A delicate, slanted script with long ascenders and descenders, narrow letterforms, and pronounced thick–thin modulation that suggests a pointed-pen influence. Strokes taper sharply at entry and exit points, with frequent hairline terminals and occasional looped joins. Capitals are tall and flourish-prone, often beginning with extended lead-in strokes and asymmetric curves. Lowercase forms are compact with a notably small x-height, while the overall rhythm stays fluid and continuous, with varying connection behavior and lively, handwritten irregularity.
Best suited to display settings where its hairlines and contrast can breathe: wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, and short headlines or pull quotes. It pairs well with a restrained serif or clean sans for supporting text and works especially well when generous tracking and whitespace are available.
The font conveys a graceful, intimate tone—polished yet personal—evoking modern calligraphy and handwritten notes. Its slender forms and soft curves read as romantic and upscale, lending a sense of lightness and finesse rather than boldness or utilitarian clarity.
The design appears intended to mimic contemporary handwritten calligraphy with an elegant, fashion-forward silhouette—prioritizing expressive capitals, flowing movement, and a refined contrasty stroke over everyday text readability.
The contrast and fine hairlines make the texture feel crisp and sparkling at larger sizes, while the narrow proportions keep word shapes tight and vertical. Numerals and capitals share the same calligraphic logic, with slim figures and gentle swashes that visually harmonize with the script.