Cursive Dibef 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social graphics, packaging, quotes, branding, casual, friendly, airy, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, friendly tone, quick rhythm, display script, brushy, monolinear, looped, bouncy, upright slant.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel, built from mostly smooth, monolinear strokes and occasional pressure-like thickening on curves and turns. The letterforms are tall and compact, with slim bowls, narrow interiors, and a consistent forward lean that keeps lines moving. Ascenders are long and prominent, while the lowercase is comparatively small, creating a high-rise rhythm across words. Terminals are tapered and slightly irregular, with generous loops in forms like g, y, and Q, and overall spacing that stays tight without tangling.
Well-suited to short headlines, quotes, invitations, and greeting-card style messaging where a human, handwritten voice is desired. It also works for lifestyle branding, packaging accents, and social media graphics, especially when kept to modest line lengths and comfortable sizes for clarity.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick but confident handwriting on a card or note. Its light, agile stroke and looping gestures give it a cheerful, approachable character with a slightly playful bounce.
Designed to capture a quick, fluid handwritten look with clean, repeatable shapes that remain legible in display use. The narrow, tall proportions and looping cursive joins appear intended to create a fast, energetic rhythm while retaining an easygoing, friendly presence.
Uppercase forms read as simplified, handwritten capitals rather than formal calligraphic constructions, helping the font mix naturally with lowercase in headline settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic—rounded, open, and lightly drawn—so they sit comfortably in casual copy and short labels.