Cursive Wila 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, signatures, greeting cards, quotations, packaging, elegant, personal, classic, romantic, lively, handwritten realism, signature feel, expressive capitals, formal notes, looping, slanted, flourished, connected, calligraphic.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and continuous, cursive joining across most lowercase letters. Strokes show gentle modulation with tapered entries and exits, plus occasional thicker downstrokes that suggest a pen-like tool. Capitals are larger and more gestural, often built from single sweeping strokes with looped bowls and long lead-ins, while lowercase forms are narrow, quick, and rhythmic with tight counters. Ascenders and descenders are long and active, producing an airy vertical texture and a distinctive, animated baseline movement.
Well-suited for short to medium settings where personality is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, and romantic or celebratory quotes. It also works effectively for signature lines, names, and brand accents on labels or packaging, especially when paired with a restrained serif or sans for supporting text.
The overall tone feels personal and expressive, balancing refinement with a casual handwritten ease. Its looped capitals and brisk connections evoke traditional correspondence and signature-style writing, giving text a warm, human presence with a slightly theatrical flourish.
The design appears intended to capture the cadence of quick, confident cursive writing while retaining enough structure for continuous reading. Emphasis is placed on expressive capitals, fluid connections, and pen-like finishing strokes to create a distinctive, signature-forward voice.
Letter widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, which enhances the handwritten character and keeps word shapes dynamic. Terminals frequently finish in fine hairline flicks, and the punctuation-like dots (as seen on i/j) read as small, crisp marks that maintain the light, pen-drawn impression.