Cursive Kolab 1 is a very light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotype, packaging, quotations, elegant, airy, delicate, romantic, refined, signature feel, elegant display, personal note, boutique branding, formal invite, hairline, calligraphic, looping, flourished, slanted.
A hairline cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and a smooth, continuous rhythm. Strokes are extremely thin with crisp, pointed joins and occasional tapered entry/exit strokes that suggest pen-like movement. Letterforms are tall and lightly extended, with generous ascenders and descenders and frequent looped structures, especially in capitals and in letters like g, y, and z. Connections are fluid and mostly consistent, producing a lively baseline flow with subtle, natural-looking variation in stroke direction and spacing.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its delicate hairlines can be preserved—wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, cosmetic or fragrance packaging, and elegant pull quotes. It can work as a signature-style accent in layouts, paired with a sturdy serif or sans for body text.
The overall tone feels graceful and intimate, like a neat personal hand used for formal notes. Its light touch and sweeping capitals give it a romantic, upscale feel, while the loose, handwritten continuity keeps it friendly rather than rigid or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to provide an elegant handwritten signature look with dramatic, looped capitals and a continuous cursive flow. Its emphasis on slender strokes and tall proportions prioritizes sophistication and grace over utilitarian readability at small sizes.
Capitals are notably expressive, with long lead-in strokes and open counters that create a lot of white space. Lowercase forms stay compact with small internal openings, so the texture remains fine and airy even in longer lines. Numerals match the script’s slender build and use similarly flowing curves, reading as coordinated rather than an afterthought.