Cursive Tegal 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, menu design, social media, casual, energetic, friendly, playful, vintage, handwritten effect, brush script, informal display, retro flavor, fast lettering, brushy, looping, slanted, compact, bouncy.
A compact, slanted cursive with a brush-pen look and tightly spaced, narrow letterforms. Strokes show rounded terminals, occasional swelling at curves, and a smooth, continuous rhythm that suggests rapid handwriting. Capitals are tall and prominent with generous loops and curved entry strokes, while the lowercase stays small and compact with simplified counters and occasional single-storey forms. Numerals and punctuation match the same brisk, hand-drawn tempo, maintaining a cohesive, lively texture in text lines.
This style performs best at display sizes where its looping capitals and brush texture can be appreciated—headlines, short phrases, branding accents, product labels, and promotional graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers where a casual handwritten note feel is desired.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—like quick marker lettering on packaging, menus, or notes. Its looping capitals and buoyant stroke energy feel informal and expressive, with a lightly nostalgic, sign-painter-adjacent charm.
The design appears intended to emulate confident, fast brush handwriting with a compact footprint, prioritizing personality and momentum over formal calligraphic precision. Its consistent slant and looping construction aim to create a friendly, attention-getting script suitable for expressive display typography.
Connections between letters are implied by consistent entry/exit strokes, but spacing remains readable rather than fully continuous script. The heaviest visual emphasis lands on capitals and on rounded joins, giving words a rhythmic pattern of peaks and dips across the line.