Cursive Urmes 1 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, playful, casual, expressive, friendly, energetic, handmade feel, casual emphasis, display impact, personable voice, brushy, rounded, looping, bouncy, textured.
A brush-pen script with a rightward slant and lively, variable stroke shapes that mimic pressure changes. Letterforms are compact and narrow with tight sidebearings, rounded terminals, and occasional sharp flicks on entry and exit strokes. The strokes show a subtly textured, hand-rendered edge and frequent thick-to-thin transitions, giving the characters a painted, calligraphic rhythm. Lowercase features simple joins and looped extenders, while capitals are more upright and gestural, often built from a few confident strokes.
Well-suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as logos, product labels, café menus, posters, and social graphics where a handmade feel is desirable. It works best for headlines and pull quotes, and can be paired with a clean sans for supporting copy to keep layouts readable.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like quick signage or a note written with a felt brush marker. Its bouncy cadence and visible hand movement feel personable and energetic rather than polished or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting—compact, energetic, and personable—while remaining consistent enough for repeated use in branding and display settings.
The texture and strong stroke modulation add character at display sizes, while the narrow proportions and tight spacing create a dense, punchy word shape. Numerals follow the same brushed, slightly irregular construction, helping mixed alphanumeric settings stay cohesive.