Cursive Arbah 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, headlines, invitations, social media, playful, casual, handmade, whimsical, friendly, handwritten warmth, casual elegance, decorative script, brand personality, brushy, monoline-ish, bouncy, loopy, tall ascenders.
A compact, handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and pronounced stroke modulation. Letters are generally upright with tall, narrow proportions and lively, uneven widths that create a bouncy rhythm across words. Strokes taper into fine hairlines at entry/exit points and swell in verticals, with rounded terminals and frequent looped forms in both uppercase and lowercase. The overall texture is clean but intentionally organic, with slight irregularities that reinforce a drawn-by-hand character.
Well-suited to short to medium-length display settings such as branding wordmarks, boutique packaging, greeting cards, invitations, and promotional headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or social media graphics where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, but its narrow proportions and high stroke contrast make it less ideal for dense body text at small sizes.
The font reads as upbeat and personable, balancing elegance with informality. Its narrow, tall letterforms and fluid loops give it a light, decorative charm that feels welcoming and slightly whimsical rather than formal or rigid.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush lettering in a tidy, upright script, offering a decorative handwritten voice that remains legible while preserving the spontaneity of pen-drawn forms.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, sign-like strokes, while lowercase shows more connected cursive behavior, creating a mixed-case contrast that adds interest in headings. Numerals are similarly narrow and handwritten, matching the script’s tapering strokes and rounded shapes.