Cursive Ormap 1 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, wedding, quotes, packaging, airy, romantic, delicate, personal, elegant, personal note, elegant script, decorative accent, soft branding, handwritten charm, monoline, looping, swashy, whimsical, calligraphic.
A fine, pen-like script with slender monoline strokes and a right-leaning cursive slant. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders/descenders and frequent looped entries and exits, giving many characters a flowing, continuous feel. Curves are smooth and open, while terminals often taper into hairline finishes; capitals add restrained swashes and occasional flourish without becoming dense. Spacing is light and open, and the overall rhythm is quick and linear, with a slightly spontaneous handwritten irregularity that keeps it from feeling mechanical.
Best suited to short, display-oriented settings where delicacy and personality are desired—such as invitations, wedding stationery, greeting cards, quotes, and boutique packaging. It works well as a secondary accent face alongside a quieter sans or serif, and is most effective when given generous size and whitespace to preserve its fine strokes.
The tone is intimate and graceful, like a neat personal note written with a light touch. Its looping connections and airy stroke weight read as refined and romantic rather than bold or assertive, with a gentle, whimsical charm in the capitals and numerals.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, elegant handwriting with a consistent pen pressure and flowing connections. Its emphasis on tall proportions, light texture, and looped joins suggests a focus on personal, expressive lettering for decorative text rather than dense continuous reading.
Uppercase forms show the most personality, mixing simple stems with looped bowls and occasional cross-strokes, while lowercase stays minimal and streamlined. Numerals are similarly slender and curvy, echoing the script’s looping construction and maintaining the same light texture in running text.