Cursive Derup 1 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, romantic, airy, personal, refined, signature, sophistication, decoration, personal touch, luxury feel, swashy, looped, fluid, calligraphic, delicate.
A flowing, script-like face with a pronounced rightward slant and a pen-drawn rhythm. Strokes show strong thick–thin modulation, with tapered entries and exits and occasional swelling on curves, giving a flexible, calligraphic line. Capitals are tall and expressive with generous loops and occasional open counters, while lowercase forms stay compact with a notably small body and long ascenders/descenders; connections appear intermittent rather than fully continuous. Overall spacing is open and the silhouettes are slender, keeping the texture light and uncluttered in words and phrases.
Best suited to short, prominent text where the expressive capitals and contrast can be appreciated—wedding materials, greeting cards, beauty or lifestyle branding, boutique packaging, and editorial pull quotes. It also works well for wordmarks and section headings, while longer paragraphs may require generous size and leading for comfortable reading.
The tone is graceful and intimate, combining a handwritten charm with a polished, boutique feel. Its looping capitals and airy stroke endings suggest romance and formality without becoming rigid, making it feel suitable for tasteful, personal messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the look of a pointed-pen or brush-script signature style—light on the page, elegant in gesture, and optimized for decorative display rather than dense text setting.
Some letterforms lean toward single-stroke constructions with simplified joins, which helps maintain clarity at display sizes while preserving an organic, hand-rendered character. Numerals follow the same slanted, tapered logic and sit comfortably alongside the letters for decorative use.