Cursive Nides 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, social media, quotes, friendly, casual, approachable, playful, personal, handwritten authenticity, casual warmth, quick expressiveness, friendly display, monoline, rounded, brushed, looping, slanted.
A lively cursive script with a consistent, low-contrast monoline stroke and a rightward slant. Forms are rounded and slightly bouncy, with smooth joins and frequent looped strokes, especially in ascenders and descenders. Capitals are simplified and open, reading more like quick handwritten initials than formal swashes, while lowercase letters keep a compact core with tall, airy extenders that create a vertical rhythm. Terminals tend to be softly tapered or gently hooked, giving the texture a drawn-with-a-pen feel rather than a constructed calligraphic one.
This font suits short-to-medium text where a personal voice is desired: logos and small-wordmarks, product packaging accents, invitations and greeting cards, quote graphics, and social posts. It also works well for UI accents such as buttons or labels when used sparingly and at comfortable sizes.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, like neat everyday handwriting used for notes, labels, and informal headings. Its relaxed rhythm and soft curves add a light, upbeat character without feeling overly decorative.
The design appears intended to capture a clean, legible everyday cursive with enough bounce and looping detail to feel expressive, while keeping stroke contrast and ornamentation restrained for broad usability in display contexts.
Spacing and letterfit feel natural and slightly uneven in a handwritten way, which helps it look authentic in phrases. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic with simple shapes and curved entries/exits, matching the script’s fluid motion.