Cursive Nibas 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, quotations, packaging, casual, friendly, playful, personal, airy, handwritten realism, friendly tone, informal branding, everyday script, monoline, looping, bouncy, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A monoline, handwritten script with a forward-leaning slant and a light, even stroke. Letterforms are tall and slender, with generous ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase bodies, creating an airy vertical rhythm. Curves are loose and rounded with occasional looped entries and terminals, and the texture stays smooth and consistent rather than brushy. Spacing and widths vary naturally across glyphs, giving the alphabet a lively, hand-drawn cadence while remaining broadly legible in words.
This face suits short to medium-length text where a casual handwritten voice is desirable—invites, cards, captions, quotes, and lifestyle branding. It also works well for light packaging or labels where a friendly, personal tone is more important than strict formality.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick note-taking with a steady marker pen. Its buoyant proportions and looping shapes read as upbeat and approachable, with a slightly whimsical, youthful energy.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, everyday cursive writing with a consistent pen stroke, prioritizing an easygoing rhythm and natural variation over calligraphic contrast or rigid uniformity.
Uppercase forms tend to be taller and more gestural, while lowercase stays simple and streamlined, producing clear hierarchy in mixed-case text. Numerals are similarly slim and straightforward, matching the relaxed, handwritten flow without adding extra ornament.