Cursive Forad 1 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, brand signatures, social graphics, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, personal, lively, handwritten feel, personal tone, quick script, casual elegance, brushy, monoline, looping, bouncy, slightly slanted.
A loose, brush-pen cursive with a smooth, right-leaning slant and softly tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow and quick, with rounded turns, open counters, and occasional looped constructions in the lowercase. Strokes read largely monoline at text sizes, with subtle thick–thin shifts that suggest pressure from a flexible tip. Capitals are simple and flowing rather than ornamental, and overall spacing feels light and breathable, helping the script stay legible in short lines of copy.
Well-suited for invitations, greeting cards, short headlines, and quote graphics where a personal voice is desired. It can also work for brand signature-style wordmarks and packaging accents, especially when paired with a clean sans for supporting text.
The tone is informal and personable, like fast neat handwriting on a note or invitation. Its rhythmic, slightly bouncy movement gives it an upbeat, approachable feel without becoming overly decorative or romantic.
Designed to emulate natural, everyday cursive writing with a brushy pen feel—prioritizing speed, warmth, and legibility over formal calligraphic precision.
The font maintains a consistent handwritten rhythm while allowing natural variation in widths and joins, which keeps it organic. Descenders (such as in g, j, y) are long and fluid, adding vertical energy, while the numerals follow the same quick, written style for cohesive mixed-content settings.