Cursive Kalim 13 is a regular weight, very wide, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, branding, headlines, invitations, quotes, casual, personal, fluid, playful, retro, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive caps, casual display, looping, monoline, slanted, bouncy, airy.
A slanted, monoline script with long, sweeping entry and exit strokes and a loose, airy rhythm. Letterforms are built from continuous curves with rounded turns, open counters, and frequent loops, while connections appear intermittently rather than fully joined throughout. Proportions are generous horizontally, with elongated capitals and extended terminals that create a wide footprint and lively baseline movement. Strokes keep a mostly even thickness, reading like pen or marker writing with smooth, unshaded curves.
Best suited to short-to-medium settings where the expressive stroke flow can be appreciated—signatures, packaging and lifestyle branding, social graphics, invitations, and quote-style headlines. It can also work for subheads or short blurbs when ample spacing is available, while dense body text may feel busy due to the large loops and extended terminals.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick handwritten notes with a confident flourish. Its looping capitals and buoyant spacing give it a playful, slightly retro signature quality that reads friendly rather than formal.
This design appears intended to capture a natural, handwritten script with expressive capitals and easygoing, monoline strokes, prioritizing personality and gesture over strict regularity. The wide proportions and sweeping terminals suggest a focus on standout wordmarks and casual display use where a human touch is desirable.
Capitals are especially prominent, with dramatic swashes and distinctive loop structures that can dominate short words and headings. The numerals follow the same simple, handwritten construction, keeping the set visually consistent in mixed text.