Cursive Ekmab 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social posts, invitations, packaging, quotes, casual, friendly, personal, airy, lively, handwritten authenticity, signature feel, modern casual, brushy, monoline, tapered, loopy, bouncy.
A flowing handwritten script with a smooth rightward slant and a light, brush-like stroke that tapers at entrances and exits. Forms are tall and compact with tight sidebearings, creating a narrow, vertical rhythm and a quick, continuous feel. Curves are soft and rounded, with occasional looped ascenders/descenders and simplified join behavior that keeps the texture open rather than densely connected. Capitals are larger and more gestural, functioning like swift pen-drawn initials that lead into the lowercase without heavy ornamentation.
This style suits short-to-medium display settings where a human, informal voice is desired—logos, boutique branding, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It also works well for pull quotes and headings when set with generous tracking and line spacing to preserve its airy texture.
The overall tone is relaxed and personable, like a neat signature or quick note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its bounce and tapered terminals add warmth and approachability, while the narrow proportions keep it tidy and modern.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of modern brush handwriting in a clean, narrow script—balancing expressive capitals and looped forms with a controlled, legible rhythm for contemporary display use.
The sample text shows an even baseline with subtle irregularities that preserve an authentic hand-drawn character. Numerals follow the same slim, slanted construction, reading cleanly while retaining the handwritten cadence.