Cursive Filaf 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, posters, social media, casual, expressive, retro, romantic, lively, handwritten feel, display impact, personal tone, brush script, brushy, slanted, looping, airy, smooth.
A slanted, brush-pen script with smooth, fast-looking strokes and gently tapered terminals. Letterforms are narrow and airy, with generous entry/exit strokes that create a flowing rhythm even where characters remain mostly unconnected. Curves are dominant and lightly looped, while ascenders are tall and prominent, giving the design a high, elegant silhouette. Stroke contrast is modest, with pressure changes showing most clearly on curves and downstrokes, and counters staying open for a clean, legible texture in short lines.
This font works best for short to medium display copy where its long strokes and tall capitals can shine—such as logos, product names, invitations, café menus, packaging labels, and promotional headlines. It can also add a personal, energetic touch to quotes or social graphics, especially at larger sizes.
The overall tone feels personal and upbeat, like quick, confident handwriting in marker or brush. It carries a slightly retro, sign-painter energy—friendly and stylish rather than formal—making it feel approachable and expressive.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of quick brush handwriting—stylish, legible, and energetic—while keeping forms consistent enough for repeatable typographic use. Its narrow build and tall ascenders suggest a goal of fitting expressive script into tighter spaces without losing movement.
Capitals have sweeping, calligraphic entrances and long, curved strokes that can extend into neighboring letters, which adds drama in display settings. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic with angled, single-stroke constructions and smooth curves, keeping the set consistent with the lettering.