Cursive Ultu 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, expressive display, casual warmth, brush lettering, brushy, rounded, bouncy, informal, high-contrast tips.
A slanted, brush-pen script with thick-to-thin modulation and soft, rounded terminals. Strokes show visible tapering at entries and exits, with a slightly bouncy baseline and lively rhythm that varies letter to letter. Counters are generally open and simple, and the forms lean toward compact, upright-leaning loops rather than long flourishes. Capitals read like bold brush initials—tall and narrow with simplified structure—while lowercase maintains a flowing cursive texture with occasional partial connections and smooth joins.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its brush texture and motion can be appreciated—logos, product labels, posters, and social graphics. It also works well for invitations or quote-style headlines when set with generous line spacing to keep the strokes from visually crowding.
The font conveys an upbeat, approachable tone—like quick marker lettering used for personal notes, café boards, or cheerful packaging. Its energetic slant and brushy contrasts feel expressive and spontaneous rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush handwriting with a clean, catalog-ready consistency: expressive stroke contrast, compact loops, and a steady slant that produces a friendly cursive voice for modern display use.
Spacing and proportions feel intentionally irregular in a hand-drawn way, which adds charm at display sizes but can introduce texture and density changes across words. Numerals match the script feel with rounded shapes and tapered starts, staying consistent with the brush logic.