Cursive Duma 1 is a light, normal width, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, social media, elegant, romantic, personal, refined, relaxed, handwritten feel, signature style, elegant script, personal tone, monoline, flowing, looped, swashy, calligraphic.
A flowing, monoline script with a pronounced rightward slant and a smooth, pen-driven rhythm. Strokes stay mostly even in weight, with tapered entry and exit terminals that give letters a light, gliding feel. Uppercase forms are larger and more gestural, featuring open loops and occasional swash-like diagonals, while lowercase shows compact proportions with a notably small x-height and long, slender ascenders and descenders. Overall spacing is slightly irregular in a natural way, and letter widths vary to maintain a handwritten cadence rather than a rigid geometric pattern.
Works well for short to medium-length display settings where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, announcements, greeting cards, boutique branding, labels, and social media graphics. It is best used at sizes that allow the small lowercase proportions and fine strokes to remain clear.
The tone is intimate and graceful, evoking a neat signature or carefully written note. Its looping forms and slanted motion feel warm and expressive without becoming overly ornate, balancing refinement with an informal, human presence.
Likely designed to emulate a tidy, connected handwriting style with a signature-like elegance, prioritizing smooth stroke continuity and expressive capitals to create a polished yet personal look.
Rounded bowls and soft joins keep the texture smooth across words, and the capitals tend to lead with prominent entry strokes that add flourish at the start of phrases. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, with simple, lightly stylized forms that harmonize with the letterforms.