Cursive Osbab 10 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, social media, airy, delicate, playful, romantic, casual, signature feel, personal tone, light elegance, expressive display, monoline, looping, whimsical, tall, spidery.
A slender handwritten script with tall, looping ascenders and descenders and a generally monoline stroke that occasionally swells at curves and terminals. Letterforms are narrow and lightly built, with a forward slant and a smooth, continuous rhythm that suggests quick pen movement. Connections are frequent in lowercase, while capitals are more individualized and often formed with long entry strokes or open loops. Counters are small and open, spacing is loose and variable, and many terminals finish in fine tapered flicks.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as invitations, greeting cards, personal branding, product labels, and quote graphics. It performs well in headlines and pull quotes where the tall loops can breathe, and is less ideal for dense body copy or very small sizes due to its fine strokes and narrow proportions.
The overall tone is lighthearted and personable, with a breezy, intimate feel like a quick note or signature. Its thin strokes and generous loops give it an elegant, slightly whimsical energy rather than a formal calligraphic one.
Designed to emulate a quick, elegant cursive hand with a signature-like flow, prioritizing charm and individuality over strict regularity. The emphasis on long loops and thin strokes appears intended to add personality and a sense of light sophistication to display settings.
Distinctive long extenders (notably in letters like f, g, j, y, and z) create a lively vertical texture that can dominate at small line spacing. Numerals follow the same light, handwritten construction and read best at moderate sizes where the hairline strokes don’t disappear.