Cursive Seley 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, children’s, greeting cards, playful, whimsical, handmade, friendly, quirky, handmade feel, expressive display, casual warmth, crafty branding, playful voice, brushy, bouncy, organic, rounded, inky.
A lively, hand-drawn script with brush-like strokes and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are mostly upright but gently irregular, with soft rounded terminals and occasional tapering flicks that suggest a marker or brush pen. Proportions are compact with small lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders, creating a springy vertical rhythm. Curves are slightly uneven in an intentional way, and spacing varies subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the drawn, human cadence.
Best suited to display settings where personality matters: packaging, posters, titles, social graphics, invitations, and greeting cards. It can also work for short passages in larger sizes when a casual, handmade voice is desired, especially in playful or craft-oriented contexts.
The overall tone is warm and informal, with a whimsical, slightly mischievous energy. Its bouncy shapes and inky texture feel approachable and crafty, leaning more toward playful personality than polished formality.
The design appears aimed at delivering an expressive, handwritten look with brushy contrast and lively irregularity, prioritizing charm and immediacy over strict geometric consistency. It’s built to add a friendly, artisanal tone to headlines and brand moments that want to feel personal and made-by-hand.
The mix of simplified loops and occasional hooked strokes gives the alphabet a distinctive, characterful texture in text. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with rounded shapes and gentle stroke tapering that keep them consistent with the letters.