Cursive Mara 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, warm, expressive, handwritten feel, personal tone, display emphasis, signature style, brushy, looping, rounded, lively, informal.
This is a slanted, brush-pen script with rounded forms and softly tapered terminals. Strokes show moderate modulation, with heavier downstrokes and lighter linking strokes that create an easy, handwritten rhythm. Letterforms are compact with a relatively low x-height and generous ascenders/descenders, while capitals add sweeping entry and exit strokes. The overall spacing and widths vary naturally across glyphs, reinforcing a hand-drawn feel rather than strict typographic regularity.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as logos, product names, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It can also work for quotes or headlines where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The font reads as personable and upbeat, with a relaxed, conversational tone. Its looping shapes and bouncy baseline energy give it a welcoming, crafty character that feels more like a signature or note than a formal script.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting—combining legibility with expressive swashes and natural variation. It prioritizes an informal, personable voice over strict uniformity, aiming to add warmth and motion to display typography.
The digit set follows the same brushy, slanted construction as the letters and remains clearly legible at display sizes. Uppercase characters tend to be more decorative and prominent, which can help with emphasis in short phrases and headings.