Cursive Nalan 1 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social posts, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, handwritten realism, casual warmth, everyday notes, friendly display, monoline, rounded, bouncy, loose, organic.
A relaxed handwritten script with monoline strokes, rounded terminals, and a lightly bouncy baseline. Letterforms are mostly upright with gentle rightward movement, showing natural irregularities in stroke length and spacing that preserve a drawn-by-hand rhythm. The lowercase is compact with a relatively small x-height and tall, narrow ascenders and descenders; joins appear intermittently, producing a semi-connected flow rather than continuous linkage. Capitals are simple and open, leaning toward print-like construction while maintaining the same soft, marker-like stroke.
Well-suited for short to medium-length copy where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, such as greeting cards, invitations, labels and packaging, social media graphics, and quote layouts. It can also work for headings, captions, and light branding applications that benefit from an informal, approachable tone.
The overall tone is informal and personable, evoking quick notes, classroom handouts, and casual signage. Its slightly uneven cadence and rounded shapes add a cheerful, human touch without feeling overly decorative.
The design appears intended to simulate everyday handwriting with a clean, monoline marker feel—prioritizing warmth and spontaneity over strict typographic regularity. It balances legibility with a casual, personal texture for general-purpose display and light text use.
Counters stay open and forms remain legible at text sizes, though the natural variability in widths and the occasional loose connections can create a lively, less uniform texture in longer paragraphs. Numerals match the handwritten character with simple, rounded forms and consistent stroke weight.