Cursive Emlap 1 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, packaging, brand marks, elegant, romantic, refined, personal, classic, formal note, signature feel, display script, handwritten elegance, looping, calligraphic, fluid, slender, graceful.
A flowing, slanted script with slender strokes and smooth, calligraphic curves. Letterforms show a light touch with gentle contrast and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage a connected rhythm, while still allowing occasional breaks between characters. Ascenders are tall and prominent, with compact lower-case bodies and generous internal whitespace; capitals use sweeping loops and long terminals that add flourish without becoming overly ornate. Numerals are similarly cursive in construction, leaning and tapering with simple, airy forms.
Well-suited to invitations, wedding materials, greeting cards, and boutique packaging where a handwritten signature-like feel is desired. It can also work for logos or brand marks, especially for personal services or luxury-adjacent products, and for short display lines where the flourished capitals can shine.
The overall tone feels elegant and intimate, like neat penmanship used for formal notes. Its looping capitals and calm, even rhythm suggest a romantic, classic sensibility rather than a playful or casual one.
Designed to capture a polished cursive handwriting look with graceful loops and a controlled, calligraphic cadence. The emphasis appears to be on legibility at display sizes while preserving the charm of pen-drawn strokes and expressive capital forms.
The texture stays consistent across the alphabet, with rounded joins, softly tapered terminals, and a steady rightward momentum. Spacing in the sample text reads open and breathable, and the prominent capitals create strong word-shapes for names and short phrases.