Cursive Kobow 17 is a very light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, elegant, airy, refined, romantic, delicate, signature feel, formal elegance, calligraphic tone, decorative display, calligraphic, looping, flourished, slender, swashy.
A delicate, calligraphic script with a pronounced rightward slant and hairline strokes that create an airy color on the page. Letterforms are built from long, flowing curves and occasional extended entry/exit strokes, with smooth joins in the sample text and a consistent, pen-like rhythm. Capitals are generous and looped, often featuring swash-like terminals and cross-strokes, while lowercase forms stay small and understated, reinforcing the overall lightness. Numerals follow the same graceful, handwritten logic, with curved forms and minimal weight.
Well-suited to wedding stationery, invitations, certificates, and other formal announcements where an elegant handwritten tone is desired. It also works effectively for boutique branding, product packaging, and short display lines (names, headlines, pull quotes) where its swashes and looping capitals can be showcased.
The font conveys a polished, intimate elegance—more like a fine signature or formal handwriting than casual note-taking. Its light touch and sweeping movement suggest romance, ceremony, and a gentle sense of luxury.
The design appears intended to emulate refined, contemporary calligraphy with a signature-like flow—prioritizing grace, movement, and expressive capitals over dense text readability. It’s built to add a personal, upscale accent in display settings.
Because the strokes are extremely thin and the lowercase is compact, the design reads best when given room to breathe; in the samples, wider tracking and larger sizes help preserve clarity. Long ascenders and looping capitals add visual drama, making the first letters of words particularly prominent.