Script Nibun 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, fashion, luxury, playful, calligraphic mimicry, elegant display, stylish branding, handwritten warmth, expressive emphasis, calligraphic, brushy, connected, looping, swashy.
A calligraphic script with a brush-pen feel, combining thick, rounded downstrokes with hairline entry and exit strokes. Letterforms are strongly slanted with compact, narrow proportions and a lively, bouncing rhythm across words. Strokes taper sharply at terminals, with occasional long ascenders/descenders and looped joins that create a continuous, handwritten flow. Uppercase forms are more standalone and gestural, while lowercase is predominantly connected and built from simplified, high-contrast cursive shapes.
Best suited to short to medium-length display text where the contrast and connecting strokes can shine—wedding and event invitations, beauty/fashion branding, product packaging, social graphics, and headline treatments. It performs especially well at larger sizes and in high-contrast applications where fine hairlines remain clear.
The font conveys a polished, expressive tone—equal parts refined and personable. Its dramatic contrast and fluid motion evoke contemporary calligraphy often associated with invitations and boutique branding, while the narrow, energetic cadence keeps it feeling modern rather than traditional.
Designed to mimic contemporary brush calligraphy in a consistent, ready-to-use script, emphasizing dramatic thick–thin contrast, quick cursive connections, and stylish, slightly condensed proportions for strong visual impact.
Spacing and joins create a strong sense of word shape, with occasional extended entry strokes and swashes that add flair at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same slanted, calligraphic logic, mixing bold strokes with delicate curves, which helps them blend into display settings.