Cursive Koray 1 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, branding, headlines, packaging, elegant, airy, delicate, personal, romantic, handwritten feel, quick elegance, signature style, expressive display, monoline, looping, slanted, calligraphic, whiplash strokes.
A delicate, fast cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and fine, nearly monoline strokes. Letterforms are built from long, sweeping entry and exit strokes, with tall ascenders and descenders that create a loose, vertical rhythm. Counters are small and often open, and many shapes rely on continuous curves and narrow ovals, producing a light, wiry texture across words. Capitals are simplified but gestural, with occasional looped swashes and extended strokes that add emphasis without heavy weight.
Best suited for short, expressive settings such as signatures, invitations, quotes, boutique branding, packaging accents, and headline-style overlays. It works well when given ample size and breathing room so the fine strokes and looping terminals remain clear.
The overall tone feels intimate and refined, like quick ink-on-paper handwriting meant for stylish notes and signatures. Its airy spacing and graceful loops read as elegant and slightly romantic, with a spontaneous, handwritten freshness rather than formal engraved script.
The design appears intended to capture swift, stylish handwriting with minimal stroke weight and an emphasis on motion—favoring graceful connections, elongated strokes, and a refined, personal character.
In the samples, the long ascenders/descenders and extended terminals can create a lively, sometimes tangled line when set tightly, especially around f, g, j, y, and z. The figures are similarly handwritten and slightly irregular, matching the script’s informal flow.