Cursive Balib 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social media, packaging, playful, whimsical, handmade, friendly, casual, handwritten charm, casual elegance, personal tone, lively rhythm, modern script, bouncy, loopy, monoline feel, brushy, tall ascenders.
A tall, handwritten script with slender letterforms and a lively, irregular rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast with tapered entry and exit strokes, giving a brush-pen feel while keeping an overall clean silhouette. Capitals are narrow and elongated with simple, open forms; lowercase letters are compact with very small x-height and long, expressive ascenders and descenders. Connections are intermittent rather than fully continuous, and spacing varies slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, drawn-by-hand texture. Numerals are equally light and curvy, with simplified, single-stroke constructions that match the script’s flow.
This font suits short, expressive text where a handwritten voice is desirable—invitation headlines, greeting cards, quote graphics, social posts, and boutique packaging. It performs best in display and subhead settings where its slender strokes, tall extenders, and calligraphic contrast can remain clear.
The overall tone is lighthearted and personable, like quick, confident handwriting on a note or invitation. Its looping forms and springy vertical proportions feel whimsical and warm, balancing elegance with an informal, everyday charm.
The design appears intended to capture a stylish, modern handwritten script that feels personal and upbeat, with narrow, elongated proportions for a distinctive vertical elegance. Its tapered stroke behavior and gently inconsistent spacing suggest a deliberate aim for an authentic, hand-drawn look rather than strict typographic uniformity.
The font’s thin joins and high-contrast tapers create sparkle at larger sizes, while some letters rely on delicate hairlines that benefit from generous size and clean printing. Tall capitals and long extenders add vertical drama, and the mix of connected and unconnected strokes keeps word shapes animated.