Cursive Nibus 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, casual, personal, lively, friendly, expressive, handwritten feel, quick pen, casual elegance, display emphasis, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, long descenders, open counters.
A brisk, handwritten script with a right-leaning slant and a mostly monoline stroke that shows subtle pressure variation at curves and terminals. Letterforms are tall and compact in width, with a small x-height compared to prominent ascenders and descenders, creating a vertical, airy rhythm. Strokes are smooth and slightly elastic, with frequent looped joins, narrow apertures, and occasional sharp flicks on entry and exit. Capitals are simple and upright in structure but rendered with the same quick, calligraphic motion, while numerals follow the same narrow, flowing construction for a cohesive texture in mixed content.
Well suited to signature-style wordmarks, boutique branding, product packaging accents, and short display lines such as quotes or social media graphics. It performs best when given room to breathe and used for headlines or emphasized phrases rather than dense paragraphs.
The overall tone feels informal and human, like quick pen lettering used for notes, captions, or personal branding. Its energetic slant and looping forms add warmth and spontaneity, reading as approachable rather than formal.
Designed to capture the immediacy of fast pen writing with a refined, consistent construction, balancing legibility with expressive loops and flicked terminals. The tall, compact proportions suggest an intention to feel elegant and handwritten while staying versatile for modern display use.
Spacing and connection behavior vary in a natural handwritten way, producing an uneven-but-intentional baseline rhythm that becomes more apparent in longer text. The thin, continuous strokes favor clean reproduction at moderate sizes, while the tall proportions give words a distinctive, elegant silhouette.