Cursive Dekup 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invites, greeting cards, branding, social posts, packaging, casual, personal, lively, romantic, airy, handwritten charm, modern script, quick signature, friendly display, expressive caps, monoline, brushy, looping, slanted, springy.
A slanted, pen-and-brush script with a lean, open rhythm and mostly monoline strokes that swell slightly at turns and terminals. Letterforms are tall and narrow with generous ascenders/descenders, compact lowercase bodies, and frequent entry/exit strokes that suggest continuous writing even when characters don’t fully connect. Counters are open and simplified, with long, sweeping crossbars and occasional extended terminals that add motion. The overall texture is light and clean, with subtle hand-drawn irregularities that keep the line from feeling mechanical.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten voice is desirable—logos, personal branding, invitations, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when paired with a quieter sans or serif for body text, as the narrow, energetic forms can become busy at small sizes.
The font reads as informal and personable, like quick but confident handwriting used for notes, invitations, or captions. Its long loops and swift strokes give it a lively, flirtatious energy, while the airy spacing keeps it from feeling heavy or overly dramatic.
Designed to emulate quick, stylish handwriting with a fashion-forward slant and elongated proportions, balancing legibility with expressive swashes and looping capitals. The aim appears to be a light, modern script that feels spontaneous and human while remaining clean enough for contemporary design work.
Uppercase shapes are especially expressive, often built from a few fast strokes with prominent loops and long horizontal sweeps, creating strong word-initial emphasis. Numerals are simple and handwritten in spirit, with a consistent slant and minimal ornament, matching the letterforms’ brisk, sketched cadence.