Cursive Ligar 16 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, quotes, elegant, airy, personal, romantic, refined, handwritten polish, expressive caps, boutique tone, quick script, monoline, calligraphic, looping, swashy, tall.
A delicate, right-leaning script with tall ascenders, compact lowercase bodies, and generous internal curves. Strokes feel pen-drawn and mostly monoline, with subtle thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals that add a crisp, inked finish. Uppercase forms are open and gestural, featuring occasional loops and soft entry/exit strokes, while lowercase maintains a quick handwritten rhythm with smooth joins and occasional lifted connections. Overall spacing is open and the letterforms stay slender, giving the design a light, airy texture in text.
Well-suited to branding accents, packaging, invitations, and short headline or quote settings where a refined handwritten voice is desired. It works especially well for names, product lines, and promotional phrases that benefit from expressive capitals and an airy, upscale texture.
The font conveys a polished handwritten feel—graceful and personable rather than formal. Its sweeping capitals and elastic rhythm suggest a romantic, boutique tone that feels expressive without becoming overly ornate.
Likely designed to capture the spontaneity of quick pen script while keeping letterforms tidy and consistent for repeated use. The combination of compact lowercase with more expansive capitals appears intended to create elegant emphasis and distinctive word shapes in display applications.
Capitals carry much of the personality through elongated strokes and gentle flourishes, which can create strong word-shape contrast in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple forms and slight angle, keeping a consistent texture across alphanumerics.