Cursive Nabuv 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, lively, human warmth, hand-lettered feel, casual readability, expressive headlines, brushy, looping, rounded, bouncy, monoline.
A casual handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and mostly monoline strokes. Letterforms are narrow and slightly right-leaning, with rounded terminals, soft joins, and occasional looped entry/exit strokes that give the line a continuous rhythm. Capitals are simple and upright in structure but still maintain the hand-drawn irregularity, while lowercase shows compact bowls and tall, slender ascenders and descenders. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, drawn-on-the-fly texture.
Well-suited to branding and packaging where a friendly, handmade voice is desirable, as well as posters, quotes, and social media graphics that benefit from an informal script. It can also work for invitations and greeting-style applications when set with comfortable spacing and moderate line lengths.
The font reads warm and approachable, with an upbeat, personal tone reminiscent of quick note-taking or casual signage. Its lively bounce and soft curves make it feel informal and expressive without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush handwriting in a clean, consistent way, delivering a personable script that stays readable while preserving the spontaneity of hand lettering.
The samples show good legibility at text sizes for a script, helped by clear counters and restrained flourishes, though the narrow proportions and energetic stroke endings can start to feel busy when tightly tracked or used in long paragraphs. Numerals follow the same handwritten rhythm, staying simple and slightly quirky for an authentic look.