Cursive Telik 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, casual, friendly, expressive, energetic, handmade, handwritten feel, quick brush, display impact, personal tone, brushy, slanted, rounded, bouncy, looped.
A lively brush-script with a forward slant and compact proportions. Strokes show clear pen-pressure behavior, with thicker downstrokes and tapered entry/exit terminals that create a fast, handwritten rhythm. Letterforms are rounded and slightly irregular in width, with frequent loops and soft hooks on ascenders and descenders; joins are mostly implied rather than fully connected, keeping counters open and shapes legible at display sizes. Capitals are taller and more gestural, often built from single sweeping strokes, while lowercase maintains a tight footprint with brisk curves and occasional simplified, one-stroke constructions.
Best suited to branding accents, packaging, posters, and short headlines where the brush texture and motion can read clearly. It also works well for social media graphics, invitations, and quotes when used at moderate-to-large sizes with comfortable tracking.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick marker lettering on packaging or a handwritten note. Its energetic strokes and bouncy movement feel upbeat and contemporary, leaning playful rather than formal or calligraphic.
Designed to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush lettering in a compact, high-impact style, emphasizing speed, personality, and strong word shapes for display typography.
The numeral set follows the same brisk, handwritten logic, with simple, open forms and pronounced slant. Some letters show intentionally varied stroke endings and slight baseline liveliness, reinforcing a natural, drawn-by-hand character while maintaining consistent texture in words and short lines.