Cursive Terak 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, social media, posters, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, handwritten feel, friendly branding, casual display, quick emphasis, brushy, rounded, bouncy, lively, informal.
A slanted, brush-pen script with rounded terminals and a smooth, continuous stroke feel. Letterforms show a slightly bouncy baseline and varied stroke widths consistent with pressure-driven writing, with compact proportions and tight internal counters. Capitals are simplified and open, mixing looped and swashed starts with clean exits, while lowercase forms keep a steady rhythm with soft joins and occasional open connections rather than fully continuous linking. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with curved, single-stroke constructions and friendly, open shapes.
Works best for branding moments that benefit from a human touch—logos, product packaging, café/restaurant materials, and social graphics. It also suits posters, invitations, and greeting-card style messaging where a casual script can carry the headline, especially at medium to large sizes.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, suggesting quick, confident handwriting rather than formal calligraphy. Its soft curves and buoyant rhythm read as upbeat and personable, with an easygoing, handcrafted charm.
The design appears intended to capture an energetic, everyday cursive look with brush-like weight and clean readability, balancing expressive capitals with straightforward lowercase forms for practical display use.
Stroke endings tend to taper or round off, reinforcing a marker/brush impression. Spacing feels naturally irregular in a controlled way, adding authenticity while staying legible in short lines and headlines.