Cursive Kiho 10 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, signature, branding, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, airy, classic, elegant script, handwritten feel, decorative caps, signature look, calligraphic, looping, swashy, delicate, slanted.
A delicate, calligraphy-driven cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and sweeping entry/exit strokes. The letterforms show thin hairlines paired with occasional thicker strokes, creating a crisp pen-like contrast and a lively, handwritten rhythm. Uppercase characters are tall and expressive with long ascenders and open loops, while the lowercase sits noticeably small beneath them, emphasizing a steep hierarchy and a graceful, elongated silhouette. Numerals follow the same flowing, drawn-with-a-pen character, with curved forms and tapered terminals.
Best suited to short, prominent setting where the flourish and contrast can be appreciated—wedding stationery, event invitations, monograms, boutique branding, and premium packaging accents. It can also work for pull quotes or headers when generous tracking and line spacing are available to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is poised and intimate, reading as romantic and formal without feeling rigid. Its light, airy strokes and flourishing capitals suggest a personal, ceremonial voice—more like a signature or invitation script than everyday handwriting.
The design appears intended to emulate elegant pointed-pen handwriting with an emphasis on graceful motion, tall proportions, and decorative capitals. It prioritizes expressiveness and a refined script texture over dense body-text legibility.
Spacing appears intentionally loose for a script, helping the thin strokes stay clear and keeping joins from feeling crowded at display sizes. The strongest visual interest comes from the dramatic capitals and long, looping descenders, which can dominate line texture when used in extended text.