Cursive Riluw 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, posters, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, approachable, hand-lettered feel, casual voice, modern craft, brushy, rounded, bouncy, smooth, informal.
A brush-pen styled handwritten script with rounded terminals, soft curves, and a lively, slightly bouncy baseline. Strokes show gentle tapering and subtle thick–thin modulation, with a mostly upright posture and compact lowercase proportions. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, mixing cursive joins with occasional breaks, and the overall rhythm favors quick, natural pen movement over strict geometric consistency. Counters are relatively small and the forms stay narrow, producing a dense, vertical texture at display sizes.
Well suited to short-to-medium display text where warmth and informality are desirable, such as boutique branding, product packaging, café menus, social media graphics, greeting-style headlines, and quote posters. It performs best when given enough size and spacing to keep the dense strokes and tight counters from filling in.
The font communicates an upbeat, personable tone with a handmade authenticity. Its smooth, inky strokes and relaxed connections feel conversational and welcoming, leaning toward cheerful craft and lifestyle aesthetics rather than formal correspondence.
Designed to emulate quick brush-lettering with an easygoing, contemporary feel, balancing legible forms with expressive, hand-drawn motion. The intent appears to be a versatile casual script that can add personality to headlines and prominent callouts without relying on heavy ornamentation.
Uppercase characters read like simplified handwritten caps that pair cleanly with the loopier lowercase, helping headings feel energetic without becoming overly ornate. Numerals follow the same brushy logic with rounded, humanist shapes that match the script’s casual flow.