Cursive Ipmas 1 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: personal stationery, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social graphics, airy, casual, delicate, personal, lively, handwritten realism, friendly tone, light elegance, quick notation, monoline, loopy, slanted, tall ascenders, open counters.
A slender, monoline handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a quick, pen-drawn rhythm. Strokes stay light and even, with gentle curves, narrow letterforms, and frequent loops in ascenders and descenders. Capitals are tall and simplified, while lowercase forms keep a compact body with notably high ascenders and long, sweeping descenders; spacing and joins feel organic rather than mechanical. Numerals follow the same spare, handwritten construction, favoring open shapes and minimal ornament.
Works best for short to medium text where a handwritten feel is desired—cards, invitations, notes, pull quotes, and lifestyle branding accents. It also suits lightweight headers or captions in digital graphics where the tall, looping forms can breathe at larger sizes.
The overall tone is relaxed and intimate, like a neat personal note written with a fine-tip pen. Its light touch and fluid motion read friendly and approachable, with a subtle elegance that comes from the tall, airy proportions rather than formal calligraphy.
Designed to emulate quick, legible cursive handwriting with a fine, understated stroke. The emphasis appears to be on speed and natural flow—keeping forms narrow and simple while using loops and long extenders to add character and movement.
The design relies on gesture and continuity more than strong baseline rigidity, so letter spacing and connections can feel intentionally irregular in a natural-handwriting way. Uppercase forms stand out as taller, loopier signposts, giving headings a breezy, informal emphasis without heavy decoration.