Cursive Ihdu 1 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, branding, social posts, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, lively, personal, expressive, handwritten feel, quick cursive, personal tone, smooth flow, brush pen, brushy, slanted, looping, monoline, fluid.
A fluid, right-slanted cursive with a brush-pen feel and smooth, mostly monoline strokes. Forms are narrow and streamlined, with long, confident entry/exit strokes and frequent loop construction in both capitals and lowercase. The baseline is steady but the rhythm is lively, with rounded joins, open counters, and slightly elastic stroke lengths that give the line a handwritten cadence. Capitals are simplified and fast, often built from a few sweeping strokes; lowercase is compact with tall ascenders and deeper, curved descenders.
Works well for signatures, short headlines, packaging accents, and brand marks that benefit from a personal touch. It also suits invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes where a smooth handwritten texture is desired, especially at medium to large sizes where loops and joins remain clear.
The overall tone is relaxed and conversational, like quick, neat handwriting used for notes or signatures. Its energetic slant and looping connections add warmth and motion, creating an approachable, informal voice rather than a formal calligraphic one.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident cursive written with a brush pen, balancing legibility with an expressive, flowing stroke. The simplified capitals and consistent slant suggest an aim toward practical, everyday friendliness rather than ornate display calligraphy.
The numerals follow the same cursive logic with simple, slanted shapes and minimal ornamentation, keeping them consistent with the letterforms. Spacing appears naturally variable as in handwriting, and the connected script texture becomes more pronounced in longer text lines.