Cursive Ilkud 12 is a light, very wide, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, social media, packaging, quotes, casual, breezy, friendly, personal, romantic, handwritten feel, warmth, informality, elegance, monoline, looping, smooth, slanted, open.
A flowing, monoline script with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, rounded joins. Strokes stay light and even, with minimal contrast and gently tapered terminals that keep the texture airy. Letterforms are relatively wide with generous curves and open counters, and the baseline movement is calm with only slight, natural irregularity. Capitals are larger and more flourish-prone, while lowercase forms use simple loops and links that create continuous word shapes.
Well-suited to short, expressive text such as invitations, greeting cards, captions, pull quotes, and lifestyle branding. It works especially well in logos or headers where the wide, looping forms have room to breathe, and in packaging or labels that benefit from a friendly handwritten touch.
The overall tone is relaxed and personable, like neat everyday handwriting. Its soft curves and light rhythm read as warm and approachable, with a subtle elegance that can feel romantic without becoming formal.
Designed to emulate clean, connected pen script with an easy, everyday feel, prioritizing fluid word shapes and an airy, graceful rhythm over strict geometric regularity.
Spacing appears slightly loose for a script, which helps maintain clarity at larger sizes and prevents joins from clogging. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and simple construction, matching the alphabet’s informal cadence.