Cursive Keta 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, classic, fluid, expressive, personal touch, refined script, signature style, decorative accents, calligraphic, slanted, looping, airy, swashy.
A flowing script with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, calligraphic stroke movement. Letterforms are built from tapered entries and exits with moderate stroke modulation, giving the lines a pen-written feel without heavy shading. The lowercase is compact with a notably low x-height and tall ascenders/descenders, creating an airy vertical rhythm; many characters feature open counters and long, sweeping terminals. Capitals are more embellished and elongated, with gentle swashes and curved cross-strokes that add emphasis while maintaining overall continuity in word shapes. Figures follow the same cursive construction, appearing light, slanted, and slightly varied in width to match the handwritten rhythm.
Well-suited to wedding and event invitations, greeting cards, and other formal-personal stationery where an elegant script is desired. It can also support boutique branding, labels, and packaging as a signature-style accent, and works best for headlines, short phrases, and name-focused typography where its swashes and tall proportions remain clear.
The font conveys a graceful, personal tone—polished enough to feel traditional, yet informal in its handwritten flow. Its looping joins and tapered terminals suggest warmth and romance, with an understated vintage sensibility.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, stylized handwriting with a calligraphic pen influence—balancing legibility with decorative flourish through tapered strokes, gentle swashes, and a consistent slanted rhythm.
Join behavior appears selective rather than fully continuous, so spacing and connections feel natural and hand-driven. The narrow set width and long extenders produce distinctive silhouettes, which can read especially refined at larger sizes where the tapering and curves have room to breathe.