Cursive Arbiv 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, invitations, friendly, playful, casual, lively, warm, handmade feel, friendly tone, expressive display, casual voice, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, rounded.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen contrast and a forward slant. Strokes show clear thick–thin modulation, with tapered entry and exit strokes and softly rounded turns. Letterforms are generally narrow with a bouncy baseline and variable stroke rhythm, alternating compact counters with occasional tall ascenders and long descenders. Connections appear frequent in lowercase, while capitals read more like stand-alone, gestural initials with simplified, open shapes.
Well suited to short display settings where a human, crafted voice is desired—such as brand accents, packaging callouts, social posts, quotes, and headline-style posters. It can also work for invitations and greeting-style materials, especially when set at moderate to larger sizes to preserve the stroke contrast and looping details.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, with an informal, conversational feel. Its brisk slant and energetic stroke endings add a sense of movement, while the rounded loops keep it approachable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting: readable and rhythmic, but intentionally imperfect, with expressive terminals and a light, contemporary script character.
Spacing feels naturally irregular in a hand-drawn way, with some letters expanding or tightening as forms demand (notably rounded letters versus vertical stems). Numerals and punctuation follow the same brushy logic, keeping a consistent handwritten texture in running text.