Cursive Nykih 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social posts, packaging, invitations, quotes, friendly, whimsical, casual, personal, airy, handwritten feel, casual elegance, personal tone, playful display, monoline, looping, bouncy, tall ascenders, open counters.
A light, handwritten script with a smooth, monoline feel and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and slender, with long ascenders/descenders and a noticeably small lowercase body that creates an airy rhythm on the line. Strokes are clean and rounded at terminals, often finishing in gentle hooks or tapered flicks, and several capitals introduce loose, looping entry strokes. Spacing is irregular in a natural way, and connections are intermittent, giving words a lively, hand-drawn cadence rather than strict continuous joining.
This font suits short to medium text where a personal touch is desired—greeting cards, invitations, lifestyle branding, packaging accents, and social media graphics. It reads best at display and headline sizes, and works well for pull quotes or signatures where the tall, slender rhythm can shine.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick neat handwriting on a card or note. Its bouncy proportions and looping capitals add a playful, personable character without feeling overly decorative.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, modern cursive handwriting with elegant tall forms and soft looping gestures, prioritizing charm and individuality over strict typographic regularity.
Capitals are expressive and relatively large, helping with emphasis in titles, while the lowercase remains compact and light. Numerals are simple and handwritten in spirit, matching the same slender stroke and slightly variable width seen across the alphabet.