Cursive Waby 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, expressive, casual, energetic, personal, playful, handwritten feel, expressive display, casual branding, quick emphasis, brushy, slanted, tapered, bouncy, loose.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with quick, tapered strokes and visible pressure modulation. Letterforms are compact and narrow with lively, uneven widths and a bouncy baseline that keeps the rhythm animated. Terminals tend to finish in sharp flicks or soft, paint-like tapers, and curves show a slightly textured, hand-rendered edge. Connections appear in places but are not strictly continuous, giving the alphabet a written-in-motion feel with occasional gaps between characters.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where its brushy texture and animated rhythm can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, packaging callouts, social posts, and pull quotes. It can also work for branding accents or signatures, but will be less comfortable for long passages where the compact forms and lively spacing may reduce readability.
The overall tone feels spontaneous and conversational, like fast note-taking with a felt brush or marker. Its energetic slant and flicked terminals add a touch of flair without becoming overly formal, reading as friendly, informal, and distinctly personal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush script—balancing legibility with expressive speed. It prioritizes gesture, movement, and a natural, imperfect cadence to convey personality and emphasis in display settings.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, often built from broad, sweeping strokes that contrast with the simpler, compact lowercase. Counters are relatively tight and spacing is irregular in a natural handwritten way, which can add charm but increases visual density at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same brisk, calligraphic logic with angled strokes and quick finishes.