Cursive Dekeh 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, crafty, romantic, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive caps, casual display, monoline, brushy, looping, rounded, bouncy.
A lively, slightly right-slanted script with a brush-pen feel and gently tapered terminals. Strokes stay mostly even in thickness with subtle pressure changes, and the forms mix rounded bowls with occasional sharp, calligraphic turns. Uppercase letters are larger and more flourished, while lowercase maintains a compact, narrow rhythm with long ascenders/descenders and a notably low x-height. Overall spacing is moderately tight and the baseline has a soft, handwritten bounce that keeps the texture energetic.
Well-suited for logo wordmarks, boutique branding, packaging labels, social media graphics, and short quote treatments where a handmade voice is desired. It also fits invitations and greeting-card style work, especially at display sizes where the fine loops and terminals remain clear.
The font communicates an informal, personable tone—like quick, confident handwriting with a bit of flair. Its loops and swashes add warmth and charm, making it feel approachable and lightly romantic rather than formal or technical.
Designed to emulate fast, natural cursive lettering with a controlled brush texture—prioritizing personality and movement over rigid consistency. The combination of narrow forms, long extenders, and expressive capitals suggests an intent to provide a distinctive, handwritten signature style for display typography.
Capitals can be quite expressive and may dominate in short headlines, while the smaller lowercase and narrow proportions create a dense word shape. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with smooth curves and simple, readable forms that match the script’s flow.