Cursive Ubbus 1 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, breezy, personal, handwritten feel, approachability, informal elegance, everyday note, brushy, rounded, flowing, slanted, airy.
A lively handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show subtle modulation and tapered terminals, with rounded joins and occasional open counters that keep the texture light. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with variable character widths and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Capitals are simplified and gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with short ascenders/descenders relative to the overall line, producing an airy, quick-written appearance.
Well-suited to short to medium display text where an informal, human touch is desired—such as lifestyle branding, product packaging, social posts, greeting cards, invitations, and pull quotes. It can also work for headers and accent lines paired with a neutral sans or serif for longer reading.
The overall tone is relaxed and personable, like an informal note or a quick signature. Its brisk rhythm and soft, rounded stroke endings give it a friendly, approachable voice rather than a formal calligraphic one.
Designed to capture the speed and warmth of real handwriting in a clean, legible script, balancing casual authenticity with enough consistency for repeated use across design materials.
The font maintains clear individuality per glyph while still reading smoothly in words, with generous interior space and minimal ornamentation. Numerals follow the same handwritten energy, matching the slant and tapering stroke behavior for cohesive mixed-content settings.