Cursive Dabav 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social posts, packaging, quotes, invitations, branding, casual, friendly, lively, personal, playful, handwritten feel, modern casual, quick brush, personal tone, brushy, monoline, tall, upright slant, airy.
A tall, brush-pen style script with a gently right-leaning slant and mostly monoline strokes. Letterforms are narrow and elongated, with rounded terminals and occasional tapered starts/ends that suggest quick pen lifts. Curves are smooth and open, counters stay generous, and spacing feels slightly irregular in a natural handwritten way. Uppercase characters read like simplified, gestural capitals rather than formal calligraphic constructions, and numerals follow the same light, drawn rhythm.
Well-suited to short to medium display copy where a human, friendly voice is needed—such as social graphics, lifestyle branding, packaging accents, invitations, and pull quotes. It performs best at sizes where the narrow strokes and handwritten joins have room to breathe, and it pairs naturally with simple sans serifs for supporting text.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick handwriting used for notes or labels. Its narrow, energetic rhythm adds a sense of motion and spontaneity, keeping the texture light and conversational rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture a quick brush-script handwriting feel with a clean, modern softness. By keeping contrast low and forms narrow and tall, it aims for an easygoing, contemporary script that remains readable in punchy headlines and casual messaging.
Connections between lowercase letters appear optional and intermittent, creating a semi-connected flow that stays legible while retaining a hand-drawn cadence. Ascenders are prominent and looped in places, giving lines a vertical, animated silhouette in longer text.