Cursive Daray 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social posts, packaging, invites, craft branding, friendly, casual, playful, crafty, approachable, handwritten warmth, casual branding, playful display, personal tone, brushy, rounded, loopy, bouncy, informal.
A handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, showing rounded terminals, soft joins, and gently irregular stroke edges. Letterforms lean forward with a lively, bouncy baseline rhythm and mixed proportions between characters, giving an organic, written-on-the-fly texture. Strokes stay fairly even in thickness with subtle swelling at curves, and connections appear frequently in lowercase, while capitals are more separated and simplified. Numerals follow the same casual hand-drawn logic, with open, rounded shapes and slightly uneven widths that reinforce the informal construction.
Works well for greeting cards, invitations, social media graphics, and packaging where a friendly handwritten voice is desired. It’s especially suited to logos or short display lines for boutique, craft, and lifestyle branding, and can add an informal accent in posters and quotes when set at comfortable sizes.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, like quick note-taking or a personal message. Its looping forms and relaxed spacing read as cheerful and handmade rather than polished or formal, lending a light, personable character to headlines and short phrases.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of cursive handwriting with a brushy, rounded structure that remains readable. The intent appears to balance expressiveness with practical letter shapes, providing a personable script style for display-focused applications.
Distinctive looped descenders and generous curves in letters like g, y, and j add movement and personality. Uppercase forms stay legible and straightforward, while the lowercase shows more gestural variation, creating a clear hierarchy between initials and text.