Cursive Ihwo 7 is a light, wide, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social media, invites, quotes, friendly, casual, handwritten, playful, approachable, personal tone, everyday script, informal branding, handwritten charm, monoline, looping, fluid, rounded, bouncy.
A fluid, monoline cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are loosely connected with open joins and generous spacing, producing an airy texture and an easy rhythm across words. Strokes keep an even weight with subtle modulation from pen pressure, while ascenders and descenders are long and lively, giving the line a bouncy baseline movement. Capitals are taller and more gestural, with occasional looped entries and sweeping strokes that contrast the simpler lowercase shapes.
Works well for short to medium text where a personal, human voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, small brand phrases, packaging callouts, social posts, and quote graphics. It is especially effective when given room to breathe, as the open connections and tall extenders benefit from comfortable line spacing.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, neat handwriting on a card or note. Its buoyant loops and relaxed connections add a lighthearted, conversational feel that reads friendly rather than formal.
Designed to emulate quick, legible cursive handwriting with an energetic, everyday rhythm. The goal appears to balance natural pen movement and charm with enough consistency to function in headlines and short passages.
The glyph set shows clear handwritten idiosyncrasies, including varying character widths and slightly shifting slant and curvature from letter to letter, which enhances authenticity. Numerals follow the same simple, pen-drawn construction and integrate naturally with the alphabetic style.