Cursive Nekip 3 is a regular weight, very wide, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, greeting cards, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, easygoing, personal, handwritten feel, casual charm, expressive caps, conversational tone, lively rhythm, looped, bouncy, informal, rounded, smooth.
A loose, pen-drawn script with smooth, rounded strokes and gently tapered terminals. Letterforms lean forward and show a lively baseline bounce, with frequent looped entries and exits on capitals and many lowercase letters. Strokes stay largely monoline with subtle pressure variation, while counters are open and curves are generous, giving the design an airy, spacious texture. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a handwritten rhythm in both the alphabet grid and paragraph samples.
Works best for short-to-medium text where personality is the priority: headlines, invitations, greeting cards, craft and lifestyle packaging, social graphics, and quote-style compositions. At larger sizes it showcases its looping capitals and bouncy rhythm clearly, while smaller sizes may benefit from generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, reading like quick, confident handwriting rather than formal calligraphy. Its looping capitals and relaxed joins add a lighthearted, conversational feel suited to informal messaging and personal branding.
Designed to emulate natural cursive writing with a relaxed pace and expressive capitals, prioritizing friendliness and spontaneity over strict uniformity. The wide stance and open shapes help keep the script legible while preserving an authentic handwritten cadence.
Capital forms are especially expressive, with prominent loops (notably in letters like B, D, P, and Q) that create distinctive word shapes in titles. Lowercase forms tend toward simple, single-storey constructions with soft curves and occasional extended ascenders/descenders, which adds character but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. Numerals match the same handwritten flow and maintain the rounded, open construction of the letters.