Cursive Ehlem 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: social graphics, packaging, posters, headlines, branding accents, casual, lively, friendly, expressive, handmade, handwritten realism, casual emphasis, personal tone, expressive display, brushy, monoline-leaning, slanted, looping, bouncy.
This font has a fast, handwritten brush-pen feel with a consistent rightward slant and compact proportions. Strokes show subtle pressure changes, creating tapered entries and exits and slightly thicker downstrokes, while keeping an overall clean, controlled rhythm. Letterforms are simplified and open, with rounded curves, occasional looped joins, and a softly bouncing baseline that adds motion in text. Capitals are tall and gestural, and figures are narrow and slightly angled to match the script’s flow.
It works best for short, expressive text such as headlines, quotes, packaging callouts, café menus, invitations, and social media graphics. Use it as a personality layer alongside a simpler companion face for longer reading, and give it a bit of breathing room in tracking and line spacing for clarity.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like quick marker lettering used for notes, labels, or social captions. Its energetic slant and varied stroke endings give it a personable, conversational voice rather than a formal calligraphic one.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, confident brush handwriting with enough consistency to set smoothly in words and sentences. It prioritizes energy, friendliness, and a natural handwritten cadence over strict uniformity.
In the samples, spacing stays fairly tight and continuous, with many characters visually leaning into the next, producing a cohesive handwritten line. The texture remains smooth at display sizes, while the narrow, animated shapes can start to feel busy if set too small or with very tight tracking.