Script Nabu 11 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, headlines, packaging, elegant, romantic, vintage, refined, expressive, formal elegance, handwritten realism, decorative display, invitation script, looping, swashy, calligraphic, slanted, delicate.
A formal cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and high-contrast, pen-like stroke modulation. Letterforms are narrow and rhythmically spaced, with tapered entry and exit strokes, pointed terminals, and occasional ball-like finishing dots. Capitals are more decorative and expansive than the lowercase, featuring extended curves and subtle swashes, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, flowing cursive structure with tall ascenders and deep, graceful descenders. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing slender strokes with thicker downstrokes and gentle curves for a cohesive texture in text.
This font is well suited to short-to-medium display settings where its contrast and looping details can remain crisp—wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, and editorial or social headlines. It works especially well for names, titles, and accent phrases paired with a simple serif or sans for supporting text.
The overall tone is polished and romantic, evoking classic handwritten invitations and vintage correspondence. Its refined contrast and graceful looping give it a ceremonial feel, while the lively slant keeps it personable and expressive rather than rigid.
The design appears intended to emulate a controlled, calligraphic hand with a refined, invitation-ready finish—balancing decorative capitals and flowing connections with enough regularity to set readable words and short passages.
The joins and connective strokes create a continuous line of motion, but individual letters remain distinct due to the narrow proportions and crisp contrast. The short lowercase body relative to the ascenders/descenders emphasizes vertical elegance and adds a distinctly formal, fashion-forward cadence in longer lines.