Cursive Yidy 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, lively, personal, dynamic, sporty, handwritten feel, expressive script, quick note, casual branding, brush lettering, brushy, slanted, airy, wiry, calligraphic.
A slanted, brush-pen cursive with wiry strokes and a lightly textured edge that suggests quick hand movement. Letterforms are compact and right-leaning with narrow proportions and lively, variable stroke widths that taper into sharp terminals. Curves are open and rounded, while diagonals and ascenders stay long and energetic; counters remain fairly open for a handwritten style. Spacing feels organic rather than strictly uniform, producing a natural rhythm across words and lines.
This font suits short to medium display copy where an authentic handwritten voice is desired—brand marks, packaging highlights, café or lifestyle signage, posters, and social graphics. It can also work for invitations and greeting-style applications, especially when set with generous spacing and ample size to preserve its airy stroke detail.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, like a personal note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. It reads friendly and spontaneous, with a youthful, on-the-go character that favors expression over formality.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of fast cursive writing in a brush-pen idiom, prioritizing momentum, personality, and a natural hand rhythm. Its narrow, slanted construction helps create a sleek line of text that feels quick and expressive in headlines and emphasis settings.
Uppercase forms are simple and swift, often built from a few confident strokes, while lowercase joins are selective rather than fully connected throughout. Numerals match the same handwritten tempo, with quick curves and angled entries that maintain the script’s forward motion.