Cursive Nikow 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social posts, quotes, headlines, playful, whimsical, casual, friendly, handmade, handwritten charm, personal tone, display flair, casual readability, looping, bouncy, monoline, airy, tall.
A tall, slender handwritten script with a lightly looped, calligraphic construction and an even, pen-like stroke. Letterforms favor verticality and narrow proportions, with small counters and a compact x-height relative to prominent ascenders and descenders. Curves are rounded and open, terminals often finish with gentle hooks or teardrop-like ends, and joins are fluid though not rigidly continuous, giving the line a natural written rhythm. Overall spacing is slightly irregular in a way that reinforces its hand-drawn character while remaining legible in short text.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as greeting cards, invitations, product packaging, social media graphics, and quote-style headlines. It can also work for light branding accents when paired with a simpler text face, especially where a handmade voice is desired.
The font feels cheerful and informal, with a whimsical, storybook tone. Its buoyant loops and narrow, upright posture read as friendly and personable rather than formal or technical.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident handwriting with a touch of flourish. The narrow, upright build and looping capitals suggest an intention for charming display use while keeping enough consistency for readable phrases.
Capitals are notably expressive, using oversized loops and simple swash-like entry strokes that create strong word-shape at display sizes. Numerals are clean and handwritten in spirit, matching the tall, narrow rhythm of the alphabet.