Cursive Ellal 10 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, packaging, invitations, quotes, elegant, airy, expressive, casual, romantic, signature feel, modern script, display emphasis, personal tone, monoline, brushy, looped, swashy, tapered.
This script has a smooth, brush-pen feel with mostly monoline strokes and gentle pressure-like tapering at entries and exits. Letterforms are tall and slender with long ascenders/descenders and a relatively small x-height, creating lots of vertical rhythm and white space. Connections are intermittent rather than fully continuous, and many capitals use open, looped constructions with extended lead-in and terminal strokes. The overall texture is light and quick, with subtle irregularities that preserve a handwritten character while staying visually consistent across the set.
Well-suited for branding elements, boutique packaging, invitations, greeting cards, and short quote settings where a personal, stylish signature-like feel is desired. It performs best in headlines and display sizes, especially when ample tracking and line spacing are available to let the tall forms and swashes breathe.
The tone is relaxed yet refined—like neat personal handwriting with a touch of flourish. Its narrow, flowing movement reads as modern and graceful, lending a soft, romantic quality without feeling overly formal. The swashy capitals and long strokes add a sense of personality and spontaneity.
The design appears intended to capture a contemporary handwritten script that balances legibility with expressive, elongated forms. By combining restrained stroke weight with decorative capitals and tapered terminals, it aims to provide a graceful, signature-forward look for display typography.
Capitals are notably more decorative than lowercase, with generous loops and elongated horizontals that can create dramatic word shapes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying slim and lightly constructed. At smaller sizes the thin strokes and tight counters may soften detail, while larger settings emphasize the lively terminals and loops.