Cursive Vana 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, expressive, artistic, lively, personal, handmade feel, ink texture, expressive display, modern script, quick lettering, brushy, textured, calligraphic, bouncy, fluid.
A brush-pen script with pronounced stroke modulation and a slightly dry, textured edge that suggests real ink on paper. Letterforms lean forward with a quick, gestural rhythm, combining rounded bowls with sharp, tapered entries and exits. The capitals are tall and loop-friendly, while lowercase forms stay compact with slender joins and intermittent connectivity, creating a handwritten flow without becoming overly continuous. Spacing and widths vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, drawn-by-hand cadence.
Works best for short, attention-grabbing copy such as logos, brand marks, packaging callouts, posters, and social media graphics. It also suits quote graphics, invitations, and headings where a handcrafted, inked look is desirable. For longer passages, it’s more effective in larger sizes with generous line spacing.
The overall tone feels spontaneous and personable, with a confident, energetic sweep. Its ink texture and lively curves give it a crafty, boutique feel—friendly rather than formal—well suited to designs that want to read as human-made and expressive.
The design appears aimed at capturing the immediacy of brush lettering—speed, pressure changes, and ink texture—while keeping forms recognizable and usable across a full A–Z, a–z, and numeral set. The goal seems to be an informal, contemporary script that feels authentic and hand-rendered in both uppercase and lowercase.
In the sample text, the high-contrast strokes and tight counters make the face most comfortable at display sizes; at smaller sizes the finer hairlines and internal spaces may soften. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with simple shapes and tapered terminals that blend naturally with the letterforms.