Cursive Upbaw 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, wedding, invitations, headlines, elegant, expressive, romantic, refined, airy, signature feel, decorative flair, premium tone, personal voice, calligraphic, brushlike, swashy, slanted, fluid.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and a calligraphic, brush-pen feel. Strokes show strong thick–thin modulation with tapered entry and exit strokes, giving letters a lively, hand-drawn rhythm. Capitals are tall and slightly swashy with open counters and occasional looped flourishes, while lowercase forms are compact and rising, with long ascenders/descenders that add vertical drama. Overall spacing is tight and rhythmic, and the figures follow the same handwritten logic with angled terminals and varied stroke emphasis.
Best suited to display use where the lively contrast and swashy capitals can be appreciated—logos, boutique branding, product packaging, invitations, and short headlines. It performs especially well in mixed case for names, taglines, and short phrases, and can add a refined handwritten accent when paired with a quiet sans or serif for body text.
The tone is graceful and expressive, balancing polish with a personal, handwritten warmth. Its energetic stroke contrast and sweeping capitals create a romantic, boutique-like personality that feels well suited to decorative, voice-forward typography.
Designed to evoke a confident, modern calligraphic signature: elegant strokes, expressive capitals, and a cohesive handwritten cadence. The letterforms prioritize visual flourish and personality over dense-text neutrality, aiming for standout, decorative communication.
Several letters feature extended lead-in/lead-out strokes that create a natural sense of motion; this adds sparkle in short settings but can make dense paragraphs feel busy. The silhouette is consistently slender with an emphasis on upward, rising diagonals and curved joins, which helps the font maintain cohesion across mixed-case words and numerals.