Cursive Mano 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, energetic, handmade, personal, expressive, handwritten feel, brush script, informal display, personal tone, brushy, slanted, looping, fluid, tapered.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen construction. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, moderate contrast, and slightly irregular pressure that gives letters a drawn-in-one-pass feel. Uppercase forms are tall and open with simple, gestural structures, while lowercase letters are compact with a relatively small x-height and rhythmic ascenders. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, and counters remain generally open for readability despite the fast, cursive movement.
It works well for short-to-medium display text such as branding accents, packaging callouts, posters, and social graphics where a personal, handmade voice is desired. The lively stroke endings and variable rhythm are especially effective in headlines, pull quotes, and product names, rather than dense body copy.
The font conveys an informal, confident tone—like quick notes written with a marker or brush pen. Its energetic rhythm and slight roughness feel approachable and human, leaning more conversational than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, natural brush handwriting while maintaining consistent letterforms across the set. It prioritizes expressive motion and a crafted, human texture suitable for contemporary casual display typography.
Letterforms favor continuous motion and smooth joins, with occasional looped strokes (notably in round letters and some capitals) that reinforce the cursive character. Numerals follow the same brushy, slanted logic, keeping a cohesive texture in mixed alphanumeric settings.