Cursive Arral 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, quotes, invites, friendly, playful, casual, crafty, warm, handwritten feel, expressive display, personal tone, modern script, brushy, rounded, bouncy, looping, monoline-flair.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel, featuring tapered terminals and noticeable thick–thin modulation that suggests pressure changes. Letterforms are slightly right-leaning with rounded bowls, soft joins, and frequent looped ascenders/descenders, while capitals are taller and more gestural, often starting with long entry strokes. Spacing is irregular in a natural way, with variable glyph widths and a rhythm that alternates between compact counters and extended swashes, especially in forms like J, Q, y, and z. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open, curving shapes and occasional hook-like starts and finishes.
Well suited for logos, product packaging, and small branding moments that benefit from a friendly handwritten signature. It also works for social posts, greeting cards, invitations, and short quote treatments where the expressive caps and looping rhythm can take center stage; for best clarity, use at display sizes and with comfortable line spacing.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick yet confident marker lettering. It reads as upbeat and approachable, with a hand-crafted charm that suits conversational messaging rather than formal typography.
Designed to emulate modern brush-script handwriting with a casual, expressive cadence—prioritizing personality, motion, and a hand-drawn texture over strict uniformity.
Stroke endings often finish in rounded flicks, giving words a continuous, flowing motion even where letters are not strictly connected. The contrast and tapering create sparkle at larger sizes, while the tight counters and narrow proportions make the texture feel dense and energetic in longer lines.