Cursive Eskom 1 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signature, branding, invitations, packaging, social posts, airy, elegant, intimate, casual, romantic, personal tone, signature look, light elegance, quick handwriting, monoline, loopy, delicate, whimsical, tall ascenders.
A delicate, fast handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and long, sweeping entry and exit strokes. Strokes are mostly monoline with subtle pressure variation, producing crisp hairline joins and occasional thicker downstrokes. Letterforms are tall and slender, with generous ascenders/descenders and small, compact lowercase bodies, creating an open, airy texture in text. Connectivity is frequent but not rigidly continuous, and spacing is lively, giving the line a natural, handwritten rhythm.
Well-suited for signatures, logos, boutique branding, and short display lines where a personal touch is desired. It can work nicely on invitations, packaging accents, and social media graphics, especially at larger sizes where the fine strokes and loops remain clear. For longer passages, it is best used sparingly as an accent due to its light, intricate forms.
The overall tone feels personal and refined—like a quick signature or a stylish note written with a fine pen. Its lightness and looping gestures add a soft, romantic character, while the narrow, upright momentum keeps it feeling modern and understated rather than ornate.
The design appears intended to capture a nimble, real-pen handwriting feel—prioritizing elegance and motion over rigid uniformity. Its narrow proportions and long strokes suggest an emphasis on graceful, signature-like expressiveness in headlines and name treatments.
Capitals tend to be simple and elongated with prominent lead-in strokes, while lowercase relies on narrow ovals and looped forms for letters like g, y, and j. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with single-stroke construction and slightly varied widths that reinforce the informal, organic cadence.