Cursive Ihja 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, friendly, casual, playful, energetic, retro, handwritten feel, expressive display, signature style, casual warmth, brushy, rounded, lively, bouncy, smooth.
A flowing brush-script with an assertive, rounded stroke and visible tapering at entry and exit terminals. The letterforms lean forward with a bouncy baseline rhythm, mixing broad curves and occasional sharp turns for a lively handwritten feel. Capitals are large and gestural with simplified, open counters, while lowercase forms stay compact and loop-light, keeping the texture dark and continuous. Numerals follow the same brushy construction with soft curves and slightly uneven widths that reinforce the hand-drawn cadence.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—logos, packaging callouts, posters, invitations, and social graphics. It can also work for emphasis in editorial layouts, but its dense texture favors larger sizes and ample line spacing for clarity.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like quick marker lettering used for notes, menus, and casual branding. Its confident, energetic rhythm reads as approachable and upbeat rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended to capture a confident brush-pen signature look with consistent rhythm and strong presence, prioritizing personality and motion in running text while keeping individual glyphs simple and readable at display sizes.
Stroke joins are generally smooth and connected in text, with intermittent breaks that feel natural to fast handwriting. The heavy ink presence and rounded terminals create strong color on the page, making spacing and word shapes a prominent part of the style.