Cursive Imlen 13 is a light, wide, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, branding, packaging, casual, friendly, playful, personal, airy, handwritten feel, personal tone, easy readability, informal branding, monoline, looping, rounded, bouncy, open forms.
A loose, monoline script with a gentle forward slant and generous sidebearing that gives the letters a wide, open footprint. Strokes feel pen-drawn with smooth curves, rounded terminals, and occasional extended entry/exit strokes that suggest natural handwriting rhythm. Uppercase forms are simple and upright-leaning with soft geometry, while lowercase shapes use modest loops and single-storey constructions; numerals follow the same informal, rounded approach. Overall spacing is relaxed and the baseline movement feels slightly bouncy, reinforcing an easy, conversational texture in text.
Well suited to short-to-medium copy where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social media graphics, boutique branding, and light packaging. It can also work for headings and subheads when you want an informal, human touch without heavy decoration.
The tone is informal and approachable, like neat handwriting used for notes, invitations, and personal messages. Its open shapes and light, flowing motion read as upbeat and friendly rather than formal or ceremonial, with a playful charm that stays legible at typical display sizes.
The font appears designed to capture the look of clean, everyday cursive—smooth, quick, and personable—while keeping forms open enough for comfortable reading. Its relaxed proportions and flowing connections aim to communicate warmth and spontaneity in contemporary design contexts.
The design maintains consistent stroke weight and smooth curvature across the set, with clear differentiation between similar shapes through distinctive loops and long, sweeping strokes. Descenders and ascenders are lively but controlled, and the overall rhythm favors readability over ornate flourish.