Cursive Atbuw 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social media, packaging, invites, quotes, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, handmade, handwritten charm, friendly branding, casual display, personal tone, bouncy, looped, rounded, fluid, quirky.
A lively, pen-drawn script with smooth, looping forms and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes feel monolinear at a glance but show subtle pressure-like modulation, with rounded terminals and occasional hooked entries. Uppercase letters are tall and simplified, while lowercase mixes compact bowls with long ascenders/descenders that create a buoyant, uneven rhythm. Numerals are similarly handwritten, with soft curves and open shapes that keep the overall texture light and airy.
Well-suited to short to medium-length text where an informal, personable voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, lifestyle packaging, and social posts. It also works as a friendly display accent paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting text.
The font reads like quick, cheerful handwriting—approachable and expressive without feeling overly formal. Its loops and tall extenders add a charming, slightly quirky personality that suggests spontaneity and warmth.
Designed to capture the immediacy of casual cursive writing while staying clean enough for repeated use in branding and display settings. The tall, looped constructions and gentle slant emphasize expressiveness and charm over rigid uniformity.
Overall spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-rendered feel. The more decorative capitals (notably with large curves and loops) can become a focal point in a line, while the lowercase maintains a flowing, note-like cadence.