Cursive Lonaw 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, lively, vintage, personal, playful, handwritten polish, stylish emphasis, friendly elegance, signature feel, brushlike, swashy, looped, slanted, fluid.
A slanted, brush-pen cursive with smooth, continuous stroke flow and rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and upright-to-right-leaning, with tall ascenders and descenders that create a strong vertical rhythm despite the narrow set. Strokes show a clear pen-pressure logic: thicker downstrokes and lighter connecting hairlines, with occasional swelling on curves and entry/exit strokes. Capitals feature restrained swashes and looped construction (notably in letters like B, D, Q, and R), while the lowercase maintains a consistent cursive ductus with simple joins and compact counters.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display settings such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging labels, and pull quotes. It performs best where an elegant handwritten voice is desired and where size allows the finer connecting strokes and compact counters to stay clear.
The overall tone is classic and personable—polished enough to feel refined, yet informal enough to read as handwritten. Its rhythmic slant and looping capitals bring a touch of vintage charm, while the brisk, narrow cadence keeps it energetic and conversational.
The design appears intended to emulate a neat, brush-script handwriting style that balances readability with tasteful flourish. It prioritizes a smooth, continuous writing rhythm and distinctive capitals to add personality without turning into an overly decorative script.
The figures are cursive-leaning and stylistically aligned with the letters, favoring angled strokes and gentle curves over rigid geometry. In text, the font maintains a steady baseline and even spacing for a handwritten style, with decorative moments concentrated in capitals and select joins rather than heavy ornament throughout.