Script Eklum 9 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, packaging, social media, retro, friendly, playful, confident, crafty, handmade feel, display impact, retro signage, friendly branding, brushy, rounded, slanted, bouncy, casual.
A slanted brush-script with chunky, tapered strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms show a lively baseline and varied stroke widths that suggest pressure from a marker or brush, with a smooth, slightly condensed rhythm in both caps and lowercase. Counters are generally compact, joins are soft, and many glyphs lean into simplified, single-stroke constructions that keep the texture dark and continuous in words. Numerals and capitals maintain the same handwritten logic, with broad curves and occasional swashy entry/exit strokes.
This style works well for short, attention-grabbing text such as headlines, logos, product labels, menus, and poster work where a handmade feel is desired. It can also suit social graphics and promotional copy, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the stroke modulation and curves remain clear.
The overall tone feels upbeat and approachable, with a vintage sign-painting flavor. Its energetic slant and bouncy movement read as informal and personable, lending a friendly, handcrafted voice rather than a polished corporate one.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, confident brush lettering for display use, balancing legibility with expressive movement. It aims to provide a bold handwritten voice that feels crafted and energetic while staying cohesive across letters and numbers.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, while the lowercase stays compact with clear, rounded bowls and looped forms in letters like g and y. The texture is intentionally inky and saturated, so spacing and rhythm read best when given a bit of breathing room rather than set too tightly.