Cursive Balad 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, social posts, headlines, playful, personal, casual, lively, charming, handmade feel, friendly voice, expressive motion, casual elegance, signature style, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, airy.
An informal script with a brush-pen feel, showing tapered entry and exit strokes and noticeable thick–thin modulation. Letterforms lean forward with a quick, hand-drawn rhythm; joins are frequent in lowercase, while capitals are more standalone and gestural. Proportions are compact, with short lowercase bodies and long, swinging ascenders/descenders that add vertical sparkle. Curves are soft and rounded, terminals are often flicked or slightly blunt, and spacing is somewhat elastic, reinforcing the natural handwriting cadence.
Best suited for short to medium bursts of text where a personal, handcrafted impression is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging callouts, social media graphics, and display headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or signatures, especially when set with generous line spacing to accommodate the tall extenders.
The overall tone is friendly and conversational, like a neat note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its looping connections and bouncy baseline give it a lighthearted, approachable character suited to informal, human-centered messaging.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with enough consistency to function as a repeatable typographic voice. The intent appears to balance legibility with expressive movement, delivering a casual script that feels authentic rather than overly formal.
Capitals show more variation and flourish than the lowercase, with some letters featuring distinctive hooks and open counters that read well at display sizes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying simple and rounded with modest contrast and lively slant.