Cursive Urliy 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, friendly, energetic, playful, casual, expressive, handmade feel, casual warmth, display impact, brush texture, brushy, textured, bouncy, rounded, organic.
A lively brush-script with a slightly right-leaning, hand-drawn build and visibly textured fills that mimic dry-brush ink. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and lighter connectors, with soft, rounded terminals and occasional sharp flicks on entries and exits. The rhythm is bouncy and irregular in a controlled way: widths and joins vary subtly, counters are compact, and many forms simplify into bold, gestural shapes. Uppercase letters read as loose, marker-like caps that sit comfortably with the more flowing lowercase, while numerals follow the same brushy, handwritten logic.
Best suited to short to medium lines where its brush texture and expressive rhythm can be appreciated—headlines, posters, product labels, café menus, invitations, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or display-only captions when set with adequate size and breathing room.
The font feels informal and personable, like quick hand-lettering for notes, packaging, or social posts. Its brisk stroke energy and textured ink edge add warmth and a crafted, human tone, leaning more fun and upbeat than polished or formal.
Designed to replicate quick, confident brush lettering with a natural pen pressure feel and a slightly messy, ink-on-paper texture. The goal appears to be an approachable, handcrafted voice that adds immediacy and personality to display typography without requiring perfectly consistent letterforms.
Texture is a defining feature: interior speckling and uneven stroke edges create a printed/painted look that becomes more apparent at larger sizes. Spacing appears naturally uneven, reinforcing the handwritten character; at smaller sizes the dense strokes and texture can visually merge, so it benefits from generous size or airy layout.