Script Irmah 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, whimsical, romantic, vintage, decorative, elegant script, decorative caps, calligraphic feel, celebration, swashy, looped, flourished, calligraphic, bouncy.
A flowing, right-leaning script with pronounced entry/exit strokes and frequent swashes. The letterforms show a calligraphic rhythm with high stroke modulation—thin hairlines paired with heavier downstrokes—and rounded terminals that often curl into loops. Uppercase characters are especially ornate, featuring generous flourishes and curled counters, while the lowercase is simpler but still lively, with a bouncy baseline and compact, slender proportions. Overall spacing is moderately tight, and the design reads as a decorative script rather than a plain everyday hand.
Best suited to display settings such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty/lifestyle packaging, and short headlines where the decorative capitals can shine. It works well for names, titles, and pull quotes; for longer passages, larger sizes and generous line spacing help maintain clarity.
The font conveys a polished, romantic tone with a playful hint of flourish. Its looping caps and spirited rhythm feel celebratory and slightly vintage, suited to expressive, personable messaging rather than strictly utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to emulate a formal, calligraphy-inspired hand with embellished capitals and smooth connecting strokes, prioritizing charm and expressiveness for premium or celebratory typography.
Capital letters carry much of the personality through prominent swashes, which can create strong word-shapes and occasional density at the start of words. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, mixing simple forms with subtle curve-and-stroke contrast that keeps them visually consistent with the letters.