Cursive Utlas 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, lively, personal, expressive, playful, handmade feel, brush lettering, casual display, expressive script, brushy, slanted, looping, bouncy, textured.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with tapered entry and exit strokes and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms show a quick, handwritten rhythm with slightly irregular curves, occasional dry-brush texture, and open counters that keep the strokes from feeling heavy. Capitals are taller and more gestural, while lowercase forms are compact with long, fluid ascenders and descenders that add vertical movement. Connections are implied through flowing joins and consistent forward momentum, and numerals follow the same calligraphic, slightly bouncy construction.
Works best for short-to-medium display text where a personal, handcrafted feel is desired—logos, product packaging, posters, social graphics, invitations, and quote-based headlines. The animated stroke texture and compact lowercase make it especially effective at larger sizes where its brush details can be appreciated.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, like a confident note written quickly with a brush pen. It reads as friendly and expressive rather than formal, with a touch of spontaneity that feels human and conversational.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering in a clean, repeatable typeface, balancing expressive swashes and textured strokes with enough consistency to set readable display lines.
Stroke contrast is driven by pen angle, with sharp terminals and occasional stroke overlap that creates darker intersections. Spacing is tight and lively, and the baseline feel is slightly elastic due to varying stroke length and curvature, which enhances the handwritten character.