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Chancery cursive, or italic script, is a humanist system that was created in Italy during the Renaissance by Niccolò de Niccoli. Niccoli borrowed elements from other minuscule systems, most notably the Carolingian, to create this elegant alphabet. It is characterized by sharp serifs, upright and oblique letter angles, and exit strokes that attach each letter form together within words. The system's unique look is partly due to long ascenders and descenders. For this reason, it is often utilized in calligraphy with the addition of swashes.