Cursive Obdew 10 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social media, packaging, airy, whimsical, delicate, friendly, romantic, signature feel, personal tone, elegant casual, playful display, monoline, loopy, bouncy, tall ascenders, open counters.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with tall, slender proportions and generous white space. Strokes stay consistently thin with smooth curves, narrow ovals, and frequent looped forms in both capitals and lowercase. Letterforms feel lightly connected in running text, with occasional breaks that keep the rhythm lively rather than rigidly continuous. Capitals are especially expressive—often oversized with long entry/exit strokes and simple flourish-like crossbars—while lowercase maintains small bodies and long ascenders/descenders that create a vertical, elegant texture.
This style fits best in short to medium display settings where its fine strokes and tall loops can breathe—such as invitations, greeting cards, pull quotes, social posts, gift packaging, and boutique labels. It’s most effective at larger sizes or on high-contrast backgrounds where the thin linework stays crisp.
The font reads as lighthearted and personable, with a sketchbook spontaneity that still feels tidy and intentional. Its tall loops and soft curves give it a romantic, whimsical tone that suggests casual notes, invitations, and boutique branding rather than formal editorial work.
The design appears intended to capture a clean, modern handwritten signature feel—light, airy, and elegant—while keeping letterforms simple enough to remain readable in phrases and headings. The expressive capitals and looping joins suggest an emphasis on charm and personality over strict uniformity.
Spacing and stroke flow create a slightly bouncy baseline feel, and the digit set follows the same thin, handwritten logic with open, rounded shapes. The overall texture remains consistent across the alphabet, with a noticeable emphasis on height and looping movement over weight or sharp detail.