Cursive Apgus 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social media, packaging, branding, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, warm, handwritten feel, personal tone, brush script, display impact, quick lettering, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, smooth.
A lively brush-script with a forward slant and a smooth, calligraphic stroke. Letterforms show pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and lighter connecting strokes, with rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries. The rhythm is loose and bouncy, with slightly irregular widths and spacing that preserve a natural handwritten feel. Uppercase forms are tall and simplified, while lowercase features frequent loops and soft joins, creating a flowing line of text without rigid uniformity.
Well-suited for invitations, greeting cards, and social graphics where a friendly handwritten voice is desired. It can also work for boutique branding and packaging accents, especially in short phrases, headings, and signature-style callouts where the brush texture and lively rhythm can be appreciated.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, like quick marker or brush lettering on a card or note. Its energetic curves and looping forms give it a welcoming, informal character that feels crafted rather than mechanical.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with a fluid, connected script line. The intent appears to balance legibility with expressive movement, delivering an informal, personable display style for modern lifestyle and craft-oriented design.
At larger sizes the distinctive loops and joins read clearly, while at smaller sizes the fine connectors and tight counters may soften due to the high stroke contrast. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and open curves, staying consistent with the script texture.