Cursive Nugas 1 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, social media, packaging, craft branding, playful, friendly, whimsical, casual, airy, handwritten charm, casual elegance, display voice, personal tone, monoline, loopy, bouncy, tall ascenders, open counters.
A slender, monoline handwritten script with tall, looping ascenders and compact lowercase bodies. Strokes feel smoothly drawn with gentle curves, occasional swash-like terminals, and a lightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Letterforms are mostly upright with narrow proportions and generous internal whitespace, keeping counters open and forms uncluttered. Connections appear intermittent rather than fully joined, so it reads as casual cursive with clear character separation in many pairs.
Well-suited to short display settings where a human, handmade voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quotes, and social posts. It can also work on light packaging, tags, and small brand marks where the airy stroke and narrow footprint help keep layouts uncluttered.
The overall tone is cheerful and personable, like neat handwriting used for notes, labels, or invitations. Its soft loops and light touch give it a whimsical, approachable feel without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, slightly stylized handwriting: tall, elegant capitals paired with compact lowercase for a lively yet legible cursive feel. It aims to deliver a friendly, informal personality with just enough flourish to feel special in display use.
Capitals are notably taller and more expressive, providing a strong word-start cue and a bit of flourish in headings. Numerals and punctuation keep the same thin, hand-drawn character, and the set maintains a consistent stroke feel across upper- and lowercase.