Cursive Fogam 16 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging accents, quotes, airy, casual, delicate, friendly, lively, handwritten realism, soft elegance, friendly tone, quick note feel, expressive loops, monoline, loopy, swooping, open forms, tall ascenders.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and tall, looping ascenders and descenders. Strokes stay consistently thin with rounded terminals, giving the letterforms an airy, open feel. The rhythm is fluid and slightly bouncy, with irregular handwritten spacing and gently varying character widths that keep lines feeling natural rather than mechanical. Uppercase forms are larger and more gestural, while lowercase has compact bodies and long extenders that create an elegant vertical sweep.
This font works best for short to medium-length text where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, social media graphics, pull quotes, and small packaging callouts. It is especially effective at larger sizes where the thin strokes and looping details can remain clear.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident handwriting on a note or card. Its light touch and looping gestures read as warm and approachable, with a hint of playful charm rather than strict formality.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of cursive handwriting while keeping forms clean and legible, emphasizing lightness, flow, and expressive extenders. It prioritizes a natural written rhythm over strict geometric consistency to convey a human, informal tone.
Capitals and lowercase mix comfortably, and the long extenders (notably in letters like g, j, y, and f) become a defining visual feature in words. Numerals follow the same thin, handwritten construction and feel consistent with the alphabet, making the font cohesive in short text settings.