Cursive Nibab 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, posters, friendly, casual, playful, personal, airy, casual note, human warmth, quick script, light display, monoline, hand-drawn, looping, bouncy, tall ascenders.
A monoline handwritten script with a rightward slant and tall, narrow letterforms. Strokes are smooth and pen-like, with rounded terminals, occasional looped entrances/exits, and gently uneven widths that keep the texture organic. Capitals are simplified and airy, often built from single sweeping strokes, while lowercase forms mix light connections with frequent pen-lifts for a relaxed, handwritten rhythm. The overall color stays light and open, with generous counters and long ascenders/descenders that emphasize verticality.
Well suited for short-to-medium display text where a friendly handwritten voice is desirable—logos, boutique branding, packaging, café menus, invitations, quotes, and social media graphics. It can also work for headings and pull quotes when paired with a quieter text face to preserve readability.
The font feels informal and personable, like quick marker lettering on a note or label. Its looping movement and slightly bouncy baseline give it an upbeat, approachable tone that reads as human and spontaneous rather than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of casual cursive handwriting—light, quick, and legible at display sizes—while keeping consistent stroke weight and a cohesive set of lively looped forms for expressive word shapes.
Letterforms show deliberate simplification and repetition of shapes (rounded bowls, open curves, single-stroke joins), creating consistent flow across words despite the hand-drawn irregularities. Numerals follow the same narrow, upright-leaning construction, maintaining a cohesive handwritten character in mixed text.