Cursive Indab 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social media, branding, packaging, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, personal, energetic, playful, handwritten feel, compact display, quick note, modern script, brushy, monoline, slanted, looping, airy.
A brisk, brush-pen script with a consistent, low-contrast stroke and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and narrow with compact counters and a notably small x-height, giving the text a lean, vertical rhythm. Strokes taper softly at starts and exits, with occasional hooked terminals and looped joins that suggest quick, continuous handwriting. Uppercase shapes are simplified and open, while lowercase forms keep a lively, slightly uneven baseline and spacing that feels naturally handwritten rather than mechanically uniform.
Well-suited for short display text such as social posts, lifestyle branding, product packaging accents, invitations, and quote graphics. It performs best where its narrow, handwritten character can be showcased—headlines, pull quotes, or signature-style lines—rather than long paragraphs.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like a quick note written with a felt-tip or brush marker. Its tight, energetic rhythm reads confident and upbeat, lending a contemporary, friendly mood without feeling overly formal or ornamental.
Designed to emulate fast, natural cursive written with a brushy marker, prioritizing personal tone and momentum over strict regularity. The condensed, tall proportions appear intended to fit expressive script into tight horizontal spaces while keeping a consistent handwritten flow.
The numerals and capitals maintain the same narrow, slanted construction as the lowercase, supporting a cohesive look across mixed-case settings. At smaller sizes the compressed proportions and compact apertures may reduce clarity, while at display sizes the gestural terminals and loops become a defining feature.