Cursive Nikuh 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social graphics, packaging, invites, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, handwritten warmth, casual branding, friendly display, personal notes, monoline, looping, bouncy, rounded, upright-leaning.
A lively handwritten script with smooth, looped construction and a lightly bouncing baseline. Strokes read as mostly monoline with subtle pressure shifts, rounded terminals, and occasional tapered starts and exits that mimic pen movement. Letterforms are compact and slightly right-leaning, with generous curves in bowls and tall, narrow ascenders/descenders that add vertical rhythm. Connections appear intermittent rather than strictly continuous, keeping words airy while still feeling cohesive.
Well suited to short-to-medium text where a personable voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, social media graphics, packaging accents, and quote-style headlines. It performs best at display sizes or comfortable reading sizes where the loops and joins remain clear.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like neat personal handwriting used for notes or labels. Its buoyant curves and relaxed rhythm make it feel cheerful and conversational rather than formal or technical.
Designed to deliver an easygoing, hand-drawn signature feel with reliable legibility, balancing expressive cursive motion with tidy, repeatable forms for everyday branding and friendly editorial callouts.
Uppercase forms are simple and legible with modest flourish, while lowercase relies on consistent loop motifs (notably in letters with ascenders and descenders). Numerals match the handwritten texture and maintain a clear, straightforward silhouette for casual settings.