Cursive Alrat 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, lively, handwritten warmth, casual branding, expressive display, personal tone, brushy, monoline, bouncy, looping, tall ascenders.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, showing smooth, continuous motion and gently tapered stroke ends. Letterforms are tall and slender with a compact lowercase body and prominent ascenders/descenders, creating an airy vertical rhythm. Curves are rounded and slightly bouncy, with occasional looped structures in letters like g, y, and f, and simple, open counters that keep the texture light. Capitals are larger and more gestural than the lowercase, mixing loopy forms with simpler upright strokes for a casual, personal headline look.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where a personal, upbeat voice is needed—such as boutique branding, packaging labels, social posts, greeting cards, invitations, and quote graphics. It can also work for subheads or pull quotes when you want an informal handwritten accent.
The overall tone feels informal and friendly, like quick but confident handwriting in ink. Its buoyant rhythm and soft curves give it a cheerful, conversational character that reads as modern and approachable rather than formal or calligraphic.
Designed to mimic fluid pen handwriting with a light, energetic cadence, balancing expressive capitals with readable lowercase forms. The intent appears to be an easygoing script for contemporary display use, prioritizing personality and warmth over strict formality.
Connections between letters appear selective rather than strictly continuous, which helps maintain clarity in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with straightforward, slightly quirky shapes that match the script’s rhythm.