Cursive Nibum 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, invitations, casual, friendly, playful, personal, lively, handwritten feel, casual voice, display emphasis, personal tone, monoline, tapered, airy, looping, bouncy.
A slanted, hand-drawn script with a narrow footprint and a light, monoline-like stroke that tapers subtly at terminals. Letterforms are tall and elastic, with generous ascenders and descenders and a notably low lowercase body, giving the text an airy vertical rhythm. Curves are smooth but not overly polished, retaining small irregularities that read as natural pen movement. Connections appear in places, but many letters remain loosely joined, producing a flowing line with clear character separation and a slightly variable rhythm from glyph to glyph.
Best suited to short to medium display text where the handwritten personality can come through—logos and wordmarks, packaging callouts, social posts, invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes. It can work for brief subheads or UI accents when set with ample spacing, but its narrow, tall proportions and low lowercase body favor larger sizes for comfortable reading.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes or casual branding. Its bounce and narrow, upright-tall proportions lend a lively, upbeat feel while staying clean enough to read at display sizes.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, personable handwritten look with a controlled, repeatable structure. Its narrow, vertical emphasis and consistent slant aim to deliver an energetic script voice that feels approachable without becoming overly decorative.
Uppercase forms are simplified and open, with looped or hook-like entries that echo throughout the set, while lowercase shows compact bowls and occasional pronounced loops (notably in letters like g and y). Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded, friendly shapes and consistent slant, matching the script’s rhythm in mixed text.