Cursive Urkom 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, playful, lively, casual, friendly, expressive, handcrafted feel, expressive display, casual warmth, brush realism, brushy, textured, looping, flowing, bouncy.
A slanted brush-script with a lively baseline and brisk, flowing rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with tapered entries and exits and thicker downstrokes that suggest a pointed brush or marker. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with rounded bowls, frequent loops, and occasional open counters that keep the texture airy despite the dark stroke weight. The overall drawing has a subtly rough, dry-brush texture that adds handmade character, while spacing and proportions remain consistent across the alphabet and figures.
Well-suited to short to medium display text where personality is important, such as branding accents, packaging labels, posters, headlines, and social graphics. It can also work for invitations and greeting-style materials, especially when set with generous tracking and line spacing to preserve its textured detail.
The tone is upbeat and informal, combining a personable handwritten feel with a confident, energetic sweep. Its textured brush edges and buoyant curves read as warm and approachable, with a slightly dramatic flair from the contrast and slant.
Designed to emulate fast, confident brush handwriting in a polished, repeatable form, balancing expressive loops and contrast with enough consistency to function as a legible display script. The added stroke texture appears intended to reinforce a handcrafted, analog feel rather than a perfectly smooth digital script.
Capitals tend to be more gestural and decorative, with prominent lead-in strokes and occasional swashes, while lowercase forms stay quick and rhythmic for continuous words. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with curved terminals and a slightly calligraphic construction that matches the letters.