Cursive Etgut 1 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, headlines, airy, graceful, delicate, romantic, personal, signature look, elegant script, personal tone, display focus, monoline, hairline, looping, slanted, calligraphic.
A slender, hairline script with a consistent rightward slant and a smooth, pen-driven rhythm. Strokes are predominantly monoline with occasional pressure-like thickening at turns and terminals, giving the forms a lightly calligraphic sparkle without becoming bold. Uppercase letters are tall and open, often built from single sweeping strokes with long crossbars and modest loops, while lowercase forms are compact with a notably low x-height and generous ascenders/descenders. Spacing is loose and breathable, and the figures follow the same thin, handwritten logic with simple, slightly cursive constructions.
Best suited to short-form display use such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, and pull quotes. It can also work for headers and name marks where its delicate stroke weight and looping forms have room to breathe; for smaller sizes or dense copy, the fine strokes and low x-height may reduce clarity.
The overall tone is intimate and elegant, reading like careful, stylish handwriting rather than formal engraving. Its lightness and flowing motion suggest refinement and softness, with a gentle, romantic character suited to expressive display settings.
Designed to evoke a refined, hand-written signature style with airy strokes and expressive capitals. The intent appears focused on elegant presentation and personal warmth, prioritizing graceful rhythm and flourish over utilitarian text readability.
Many letters feature extended entry/exit strokes and fine terminals that create a continuous, drawn-on-paper feel. The sample text shows good flow at word level, with occasional long cross-strokes (notably in capitals and the 't') that add personality and horizontal movement.