Cursive Nalan 11 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, quotes, social posts, craft labels, friendly, casual, playful, personal, warm, handwritten authenticity, casual friendliness, expressive rhythm, monoline, rounded, looping, brushy, bouncy.
A lively cursive hand with smooth, rounded letterforms and a steady monoline stroke that occasionally swells at curves like a marker or brush pen. The glyphs lean gently and move with a bouncy baseline rhythm, mixing open bowls and compact counters with generous curves and soft terminals. Capitals are simplified and slightly decorative, while lowercase forms favor continuous strokes and looped joins, creating an easy handwritten flow without looking overly formal.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where a human, informal voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, packaging callouts, handmade or craft branding, and pull quotes. It also works nicely for headings and captions in casual editorial layouts, especially when paired with a simple sans for contrast.
The font feels approachable and upbeat, like quick handwritten notes or café signage. Its soft curves and looping construction give it a cheerful, personable tone that reads as informal and conversational rather than polished or corporate.
Designed to capture the look of an everyday cursive hand—smooth, quick, and friendly—while keeping letterforms consistent enough for repeated setting in display and short text. The overall construction prioritizes warmth, motion, and personality over strict geometric regularity.
Distinctive looped forms (notably in letters like g, y, and some capitals) add character and variation, while the numerals keep the same rounded, handwritten logic for consistent texture in mixed text. Spacing appears naturally irregular in a controlled way, reinforcing the hand-drawn impression while remaining readable in short passages.