Cursive Rikuh 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social posts, children’s media, posters, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, approachable, handwritten warmth, friendly branding, casual display, craft aesthetic, rounded, brushy, bouncy, looping, monoline-ish.
A lively handwriting face with rounded terminals and a brush-pen feel. Strokes are thick and softly tapered, with slight irregularities that keep the texture organic rather than mechanical. Letterforms mix simple printed shapes with occasional cursive joins and looped ascenders/descenders, creating a bouncy rhythm and an uneven, human baseline. Counters are compact and spacing is moderately open, helping the heavy strokes stay readable.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where personality matters more than typographic neutrality: greeting cards, quotes, social graphics, packaging labels, and playful poster headlines. It can also work for children’s or lifestyle branding where an approachable, handwritten tone is desired.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick marker lettering on a note or handmade sign. Its buoyant curves and looping forms read as cheerful and conversational, with a slightly whimsical, crafted character.
The design appears intended to mimic confident, everyday brush handwriting—clean enough to typeset, but loose enough to preserve a natural, personal feel. It prioritizes warmth, momentum, and an expressive handwritten texture for display and branding applications.
Uppercase forms are simplified and rounded, while lowercase introduces more motion through loops (notably in letters like g, j, y, and z). Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with soft corners and consistent stroke weight that keeps them visually aligned with the alphabet.