Cursive Ekkez 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, quotes, branding, elegant, romantic, vintage, personal, airy, handwritten elegance, decorative script, signature style, classic charm, calligraphic, looping, swashy, monoline feel, tapered.
A slanted, calligraphy-inspired script with slim proportions and lively stroke modulation. Letterforms show tapered entries and exits, rounded joins, and frequent looping ascenders/descenders, giving the line a continuous, handwritten rhythm even where connections are minimal. Capitals are larger and more decorative, with open counters and occasional flourish-like terminals, while lowercase forms are compact with a low profile and long, expressive extenders. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying light and narrow with simple, slightly irregular curves.
Well-suited to short to medium display settings such as invitations, wedding collateral, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging accents, and pull quotes. It works best when given room to breathe and when used at sizes where the fine terminals and loops remain clear.
The overall tone is refined and intimate, like quick ink lettering dressed up with tasteful flourishes. It reads as vintage-leaning and romantic rather than casual, with a graceful pace and a soft sense of motion.
The design appears intended to emulate elegant pen script—prioritizing graceful movement, decorative capitals, and expressive loops for a polished handwritten feel in display typography.
Contrast is most noticeable at curves and terminals, where strokes narrow into hairline-like tips. Spacing and widths vary per glyph, which reinforces the natural hand-drawn character and keeps text texture lively across longer lines.