Cursive Rakim 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, invitations, social posts, quotes, playful, romantic, casual, crafty, whimsical, hand lettering, display script, elegant casual, headline flair, personal tone, brushy, looping, bouncy, swashy, monoline accents.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel, combining thick downstrokes with hairline upstrokes and tapered terminals. Letterforms are tall and slender with a forward slant and a bouncy baseline rhythm, giving words a quick, handwritten cadence. Many capitals feature simple swashes and looped entry/exit strokes, while lowercase forms stay relatively compact with rounded joins and occasional lifted connections. Counters are narrow and open, and the numerals echo the same calligraphic contrast and streamlined proportions.
This font suits short, expressive settings such as logos, labels, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics where a handcrafted voice is desired. It also works well for pull quotes and headers, especially when paired with a simple sans serif for body text to balance its strong calligraphic character.
The overall tone is friendly and expressive, reading like modern hand lettering for personal notes or boutique branding. Its energetic stroke contrast and looping capitals lend a slightly romantic, celebratory mood, while the narrow, upright stature keeps it feeling neat rather than messy.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush-script handwriting with a polished, contemporary lettering style. It aims to provide an elegant-but-approachable script for display use, emphasizing tall proportions, crisp contrast, and decorative capitals for instant personality.
Stroke modulation is most pronounced in verticals, and several letters rely on long, tapered ascenders/descenders that add sparkle in headlines. Spacing appears intentionally tight and rhythmic, so it feels most natural when set with a bit of breathing room in line spacing and not overly tight tracking.