Cursive Upnus 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, branding, quotes, social graphics, elegant, personal, airy, expressive, romantic, handwritten feel, signature style, modern elegance, decorative headings, script, calligraphic, flowing, looped, monolinear.
A flowing handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and long, sweeping entry/exit strokes. Letterforms are built from smooth, pen-like curves with modest stroke modulation and tapered terminals, giving the lines a crisp, inked feel. Capitals are larger and more ornamental, with open loops and generous flourish, while the lowercase keeps a compact body and relies on tall ascenders, long descenders, and extended cross-strokes for rhythm. Overall spacing is lively and irregular in a natural way, and the figures follow the same handwritten logic with simple, streamlined shapes.
Well-suited for signature-style wordmarks, invitations and event materials, short headlines, pull quotes, and lifestyle branding where a personal handwritten tone is desired. It works best at display sizes or in brief phrases where the flourishes and tight proportions have room to breathe.
The font feels intimate and stylish, like quick but practiced penmanship used for notes, signatures, and personal correspondence. Its airy strokes and swooping forms add a touch of romance and refinement while still reading as informal and human.
The design appears intended to capture a refined, contemporary cursive hand with enough flourish for display use while maintaining a cohesive, repeatable rhythm across the alphabet and numerals.
Several glyphs include pronounced swashes (notably in capitals and some lowercase like f and t), which creates strong horizontal movement across a line of text. The narrow proportions and high vertical emphasis make it especially sensitive to tracking and line spacing when set in longer passages.