Cursive Nidip 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, quotes, branding, casual, playful, personal, lively, quirky, handwritten realism, friendly voice, space-saving display, casual emphasis, monoline, condensed, hand-drawn, tall, bouncy.
A tall, condensed handwritten script with monoline strokes and a slightly uneven, hand-drawn texture. Letterforms are built from narrow vertical stems and small bowls, with occasional soft hooks and looped entries that suggest quick pen movement. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively rhythm, while the overall slant stays mostly upright. Ascenders and capitals are prominent and elongated, giving the face a high, airy silhouette in words and a compact footprint across lines.
Best suited to short display settings where a personal, hand-written voice is desirable: posters, packaging callouts, social media graphics, quotes, and brand accents. It can also work for headings or subheads where a condensed handwritten look helps fit more characters into limited space while keeping a lively, informal feel.
The tone is informal and conversational, like quick notes or casual signage. Its narrow, springy shapes feel playful and a bit quirky, with enough irregularity to read as personal rather than mechanical. The overall effect is lighthearted and energetic without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, upright handwriting with a condensed stance, prioritizing personality and rhythm over strict uniformity. It aims to deliver a friendly, human tone for display typography, with tall capitals and narrow forms that stand out in compact layouts.
Uppercase forms stand tall and distinctive, often reading more like gestural strokes than constructed caps, which makes them attention-grabbing in short phrases. Numerals follow the same narrow, handwritten logic, keeping the set cohesive for casual numbering in headlines and labels.