Cursive Ligid 4 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, branding, headlines, invitations, packaging, elegant, airy, romantic, fashion, delicate, signature feel, display script, luxury tone, expressive caps, swashy, calligraphic, signature, refined, spidery.
A flowing cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant, long ascenders and descenders, and a light, hairline stroke that blooms into thicker downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and tall with generous internal whitespace, and many capitals feature extended entry strokes and subtle swashes. Connections are smooth and continuous in running text, with looped forms and tapered terminals that end in fine points. Overall rhythm is quick and linear, with high contrast between thin upstrokes and darker pressure moments.
Best suited to short, expressive text where its swashes and contrast can be appreciated—such as logo wordmarks, fashion and beauty branding, invitations, quotes, and premium packaging accents. It works especially well at larger sizes and with ample letterspacing to preserve the fine hairlines and open counters.
The tone reads polished and intimate, like a contemporary signature or boutique calligraphy. Its delicate contrast and elongated forms evoke romance and sophistication while keeping an informal, handwritten immediacy.
The design appears intended to mimic stylish pen-written cursive, balancing legibility with a signature-like flair. Its narrow, elongated proportions and crisp contrast suggest a focus on elegant display applications rather than dense, small-size reading.
In the samples, the strongest presence comes from capitals and long-stroke letters, which create a lively baseline motion and frequent flourish-like gestures. The numerals follow the same slender, handwritten logic, staying consistent with the script’s tapered endings and airy texture.