Cursive Rakuh 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, social media, greeting cards, posters, quotes, playful, casual, quirky, friendly, handcrafted, handwritten charm, lively emphasis, personal tone, decorative initials, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, rounded.
A lively, handwritten script with a rightward slant and brisk, brush-like stroke modulation. Letterforms are compact and narrow overall, with noticeably small lowercase bodies and energetic, often long ascenders and descenders that create a vertical, bouncy rhythm. Strokes taper and swell within single letters, with rounded terminals, occasional teardrop-like joins, and a slightly irregular baseline that reinforces the hand-drawn feel. Connectivity varies in the lowercase, reading as cursive in flow while still allowing individual letter shapes to stand out in text.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where personality matters: packaging callouts, café menus, invitations, greeting cards, posters, and social media graphics. It can also work for headings or pull quotes when paired with a quieter text face, especially where a handcrafted, upbeat accent is desired.
The tone is informal and upbeat, like quick marker lettering used for notes, labels, and personal messages. Its loops and brisk contrasts feel expressive and a bit whimsical, giving words a friendly, conversational voice rather than a polished corporate one.
Designed to mimic quick, confident brush-pen handwriting with a compact footprint and expressive stroke contrast. The emphasis appears to be on charm and motion—delivering a casual, personal signature-like feel that stays legible in common display sizes.
Uppercase forms lean toward decorative initials, with tall, sweeping entries and exits that can add flair at the start of words. Numerals are similarly handwritten, mixing simple forms with curved, calligraphic strokes that match the script’s rhythm.