Cursive Dufo 1 is a very light, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, wedding, invitations, quotes, packaging, elegant, airy, romantic, personal, refined, signature, elegance, personal tone, soft display, stationery, monoline, calligraphic, looping, swashy, slanted.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and long, tapered entry and exit strokes. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with smooth curves, occasional looped constructions, and restrained swashes that extend baseline connections and capitals. Spacing is moderately tight and the rhythm is fluid, giving words a continuous handwritten flow while keeping individual glyphs clearly separated in the A–Z set.
Well-suited to branding accents, invitations and event stationery, greeting cards, and short quote settings where a personal, elegant handwriting voice is desired. It can also work effectively for packaging labels or headers when paired with a simple sans for supporting text.
The overall tone feels intimate and graceful, like a careful signature or a neat personal note. Its light touch and looping forms suggest a gentle sophistication rather than casual scribble, with a calm, polished handwritten character.
The design appears intended to emulate a refined cursive hand with signature-like capitals and smooth, continuous motion. It prioritizes graceful rhythm and a polished handwritten feel for display use, especially where a light, tasteful script can add personality without heavy ornament.
Uppercase forms introduce the most flourish, with extended cross-strokes and occasional looped bowls that create a signature-like presence at the start of words. Numerals follow the same thin, slanted stroke logic and read as handwritten, with simple, open shapes that match the script’s understated ornament.