Cursive Nilaw 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, greeting cards, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, personal, lighthearted, handwritten warmth, casual display, personal voice, expressive headings, monoline, looping, bouncy, rounded, quirky.
A lively handwritten script with a monoline feel and a forward-leaning, quick-pen rhythm. Strokes stay smooth and rounded with occasional looped entries and exits, giving letters a soft, elastic motion. Uppercase forms are tall and simple, often built from single continuous gestures, while lowercase shows compact bodies with long ascenders/descenders and intermittent connections. The overall spacing is airy and irregular in a natural way, producing a bouncy baseline and an informal, note-like texture in words and sentences.
Well-suited for short to medium display text where a human, informal voice is desirable—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, social posts, invitations, greeting cards, and quote graphics. It can also work for headers or pull quotes when paired with a simpler text face for longer reading.
The tone is approachable and upbeat, like a personal note or casual headline written with a felt-tip pen. Its slight quirks and loose consistency add charm and warmth, leaning more expressive than polished. The result feels friendly and conversational rather than formal or corporate.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of real handwriting while staying legible and consistent enough for repeated use. The tall, looping forms and relaxed spacing suggest an emphasis on personality and expressive headlines rather than dense body copy.
Capitals have a standout, signature-like presence and mix comfortably with lowercase in title-style settings. Numerals and punctuation keep the same relaxed, hand-drawn character, with open counters and rounded terminals that help maintain clarity at display sizes.