Cursive Daben 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social posts, quotes, packaging, craft labels, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, approachable, handwritten warmth, casual branding, expressive headers, personal notes, monoline, bouncy baseline, rounded terminals, loose spacing, quirky.
A casual, brush-pen style script with a slim, slightly right-leaning posture and an open, airy rhythm. Strokes feel mostly monoline with subtle pressure shifts, creating gently tapered joins and rounded terminals rather than sharp cutoffs. Letterforms are tall and compact with small counters and a noticeably low lowercase body, while ascenders and capitals rise high for a lively, handwritten silhouette. Connections are intermittent—many letters flow together in words, but the drawing keeps a natural, hand-set irregularity in widths, joins, and spacing that reads intentionally informal.
Works well for short-to-medium text where a personal, handwritten impression is desired—greeting cards, invitations, social media graphics, pull quotes, and small packaging or label applications. It can also serve as an accent face paired with a simple sans or serif for headlines, names, and callouts.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, like quick handwriting with a confident, upbeat cadence. Its looping movement and soft endings give it a personable, slightly whimsical feel that suits informal messaging and lighthearted branding.
Designed to mimic natural, everyday cursive writing with a brush-pen feel—prioritizing personality and flow over rigid uniformity. The narrow, tall proportions and lively connections aim to deliver an expressive script that remains readable in common display sizes.
Capitals are prominent and expressive, often starting with a lead-in stroke that reinforces the handwritten motion. Numerals follow the same narrow, pen-drawn logic and blend well in text, maintaining the same slender proportions and relaxed construction.