Cursive Panum 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, headlines, quotes, casual, friendly, lively, personal, modern, handwritten feel, signature style, casual display, expressive tone, brushy, monoline-ish, looping, upright slant, airy.
A loose, handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and quick, brush-pen rhythm. Strokes show subtle pressure changes, with tapered entries and exits and occasional thicker downstrokes, giving a lightly calligraphic texture without feeling formal. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with compact lowercase bodies and frequent long ascenders/descenders that create an airy line with active vertical movement. Connections are mostly continuous in text, while capitals read as standalone, simplified cursive forms with open counters and rounded turns.
Works best for short to medium text where a personal, handmade voice is desired—logos, boutique branding, packaging labels, invitations, posters, social media graphics, and pull quotes. The narrow proportions and tall extenders also suit stacked layouts and compact headline treatments.
The overall tone is approachable and upbeat, like a fast, confident signature or note written with a felt-tip/brush pen. It feels informal and conversational, with enough polish to read as contemporary rather than messy.
Designed to mimic quick cursive handwriting with a brushy pen feel—balancing legibility with expressive motion. The narrow, tall proportions and lively joins suggest an emphasis on energetic word shapes and signature-like personality for display-focused typography.
Spacing and joins are intentionally irregular in a natural-hand way, producing a lively baseline and varied word shapes. Many forms favor open loops and simple terminals, helping maintain clarity at display sizes while keeping a spontaneous, written character.