Cursive Elmel 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, posters, invitations, casual, energetic, friendly, personal, expressive, handwritten feel, casual elegance, signature style, expressive display, fast brush script, brushy, monoline-ish, looped, tall ascenders, loose rhythm.
A slanted, handwritten script with tall, narrow letterforms and a lively, brush-pen feel. Strokes show subtle pressure variation, with tapered entries and exits and occasional thicker downstrokes that keep the texture dynamic without becoming heavy. The rhythm is quick and slightly irregular in a natural way, with open counters, long ascenders/descenders, and compact lowercase bodies that make the capitals and extenders stand out. Connection behavior is informal rather than strictly continuous, giving words a flowing line while allowing individual letters to remain legible.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where personality matters—brand marks, packaging callouts, posters, social graphics, and invitation-style headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers, especially when paired with a neutral sans for supporting text.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like fast note-taking or a casual signature. It reads as approachable and modern, with enough flourish in loops and swashes to feel expressive without turning ornate.
This design appears aimed at capturing a natural brush-script handwriting look: quick, confident strokes, a compact lowercase footprint, and expressive capitals that provide instant character in display settings.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, often built from a few confident strokes, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, narrow cadence. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, slightly angled forms that blend smoothly into the style of the letters.