Cursive Tufa 1 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logo, packaging, social media, invitations, casual, airy, friendly, expressive, lively, handwritten feel, signature style, casual display, personal tone, monoline, looped, slanted, fluid, bouncy.
A flowing, slanted script with a light, pen-like stroke and gently tapered terminals. Letterforms are built from smooth, continuous curves with occasional looped counters and long, sweeping entry/exit strokes that create a quick handwritten rhythm. The baseline is subtly bouncy, with tall ascenders and extended capitals that add vertical animation, while lowercase forms stay compact and open. Spacing is moderately loose for a script, helping the connecting strokes and counters remain clear in words and short phrases.
Best suited to short display text where its handwritten motion can read clearly—logos, personal branding, product labels, headlines, and social posts. It can also work for invitations or stationery accents when set with generous spacing and paired with a restrained text face.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like a neat signature or a quick note written with confidence. Its energetic curves and looping forms give it a warm, approachable character without becoming overly decorative.
Designed to capture the feel of fast, natural handwriting with a clean, legible script structure. The emphasis appears to be on personal expression and signature-like impact while maintaining enough consistency to set full words smoothly.
Capitals show prominent swashes and varying levels of flourish, which can create standout initial letters in display settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, rounded constructions and a consistent forward slant that keeps them visually aligned with the alphabet.