Cursive Poleb 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, social media, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, warm, handwritten warmth, casual elegance, approachable branding, playful scripting, looped, rounded, brushy, bouncy, monoline-ish.
A lively cursive hand with rounded terminals, open bowls, and a gently right-leaning slant. Strokes feel marker-like with modest thick–thin shifts and frequent looped entries/exits, creating a continuous, flowing rhythm in text. Proportions are compact and slightly tall in the ascenders and capitals, while lowercase forms stay small and springy, giving lines a buoyant texture. Numerals and capitals retain the same handwritten logic, with simplified shapes and soft curves rather than rigid geometry.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where an informal, human voice is desirable—logos, boutique branding, packaging accents, greeting cards, pull quotes, and social graphics. It also works well for headings and subheads when paired with a calmer sans or serif for body copy.
The tone is upbeat and personable, like quick but neat handwriting on invitations, notes, or product tags. Its looping joins and soft curves read as approachable and informal, with a lighthearted, crafty energy rather than a formal calligraphic mood.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, contemporary cursive handwriting with an emphasis on smooth connectivity and looped gestures. It aims to provide an expressive, friendly script that stays readable while retaining an unmistakably hand-drawn character.
Letterforms show deliberate irregularities typical of hand lettering—subtle variations in stroke pressure, join angles, and spacing that keep the texture organic. The most distinctive feature is the consistent use of loops (notably in capitals and many ascenders/descenders), which adds charm but also increases visual activity in longer passages.