Cursive Kaluv 1 is a light, very wide, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social posts, invitations, posters, playful, casual, retro, personal, lively, handwritten warmth, expressive motion, signature style, casual emphasis, monoline feel, loopy, swashy, bouncy, airy.
A fast, pen-written script with an energetic rightward slant and a buoyant baseline. Strokes read as lightly weighted with sharp, tapered entries and exits, and occasional thicker downstroke moments that give the forms a brisk, high-contrast calligraphic feel. Letterforms are open and generously spaced, with long horizontal strokes, wide bowls, and extended terminals that create a sweeping, roomy texture. Capitals are prominent and often simplified into fluid, ribbon-like gestures; lowercase maintains a small x-height with tall ascenders/descenders and frequent partial connections that keep words flowing without becoming fully continuous.
Best suited for short to medium display text where a handwritten signature-like character is desired—greeting cards, invitations, branding accents, packaging callouts, and social media headlines. It also works well for posters or editorial pull quotes when set with ample tracking and line spacing to preserve its airy loops and long terminals.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick notes written with confidence and flair. Its loose rhythm and looping terminals evoke a slightly vintage, expressive handwriting that feels friendly, spontaneous, and conversational.
Designed to capture the immediacy of casual cursive handwriting while still keeping letterforms consistent enough for setting sentences. The emphasis appears to be on expressive motion—wide gestures, tapered terminals, and lively capitals—so text feels written rather than typeset.
The design leans on long cross-strokes and curved exit swashes that add motion and help link letters visually, especially in mixed-case text. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with open counters and simple, readable construction, matching the overall breezy pacing.