Cursive Kalim 1 is a regular weight, very wide, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, posters, headlines, packaging, casual, expressive, retro, energetic, personal, signature look, informality, expressive display, personal tone, monoline, brushy, looping, slanted, loose.
A fast, monoline handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and elongated horizontal movement. Strokes keep a consistent thickness with rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries, producing a brush-pen feel without sharp contrast. Letterforms are open and airy, with long crossbars, extended swashes, and generous sidebearings that create a spacious rhythm. Uppercase characters act like signature-style initials, while the lowercase set shows simplified, flowing forms with intermittent connections and a loose, sketch-like continuity.
Best suited for short, expressive text such as branding, logotypes, poster headlines, packaging accents, quotes, and social graphics. It works especially well at medium to large sizes where the sweeping strokes and open shapes can read clearly; for small UI or dense paragraphs it may feel too airy and dynamic.
The overall tone is informal and personal, like a quick autograph or a note written with confidence. Its sweeping gestures and wide spacing give it a slightly dramatic, vintage-leaning flair while still feeling spontaneous and approachable.
The design appears intended to capture quick, confident handwriting with a signature-like presence, prioritizing gesture and flow over strict uniformity. It aims to deliver an expressive, personable script voice with ample horizontal movement and display-oriented impact.
Several capitals feature prominent overlines and long cross strokes that can reach into neighboring space, which adds character but can increase collisions in tight settings. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying simple and slightly angled to match the script’s motion.