Cursive Nabuf 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, personal tone, handwritten authenticity, casual display, compact fit, modern script, monoline, rounded, bouncy, loopy, informal.
A lively handwritten script with a smooth, monoline feel and rounded stroke endings. Letterforms are tall and compact, with narrow proportions and a slightly bouncy baseline that keeps the rhythm animated. Connections appear natural and intermittent rather than rigidly continuous, with looped ascenders/descenders and simplified, open counters that maintain clarity in quick, drawn shapes. The overall texture is even and clean, with gentle curves and minimal contrast that reads like confident marker or brush-pen writing.
Best suited for short to medium display text where a human, informal voice is desired—such as posters, social media graphics, packaging accents, invitations, greeting cards, and branding that aims to feel personal. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers, especially where a narrow, vertical footprint helps fit longer words.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—chatty and relaxed, like casual note-taking or a friendly headline on a poster. Its narrow, energetic forms and looping strokes add a youthful, spontaneous character without feeling messy.
The design appears intended to capture natural, modern cursive handwriting in a polished, repeatable form—prioritizing warmth and speed-of-writing cues while keeping letterforms consistent enough for clean display use.
Capitals are simple and tall, pairing smoothly with the lowercase for mixed-case titles. Numerals share the same rounded, handwritten logic and feel consistent in color and stroke, making them suitable for informal labeling and short numeric callouts.