Cursive Obguy 9 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, quotes, greeting cards, packaging, posters, airy, casual, whimsical, personal, sketchy, handwritten note, personal tone, light elegance, expressive display, monoline, spindly, looped, tall ascenders, hand-drawn.
A slender, monoline handwritten style with tall, wiry stems and small counters that create a lot of white space on the line. Strokes keep a consistent pen-like thickness with lightly irregular curves and occasional hooked terminals, giving a natural, drawn rhythm rather than strict geometric construction. Capitals are notably tall and simple, while lowercase forms stay compact with long ascenders/descenders and frequent loops (especially in letters like g, j, y), producing a lively vertical cadence. Numerals match the same thin, hand-rendered texture and sit comfortably alongside the letters.
Best suited to display use where its thin, handwritten texture can stay crisp—such as headlines, pull quotes, invitations, greeting cards, and light branding or packaging. It can work for short blocks of text when set with generous size and spacing, but the delicate strokes and compact lowercase favor brief, expressive messaging over dense reading.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick journaling or a handwritten note. Its long, looping forms add a slightly whimsical, indie character, while the restrained stroke weight keeps the mood light and airy.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, authentic handwriting feel with a tall, elegant silhouette—balancing legibility with a natural, slightly imperfect rhythm that reads as personal and crafted.
Spacing and widths vary in a human way, and the joins between strokes often suggest cursive movement even when letters are not fully connected. The tall capitals can dominate mixed-case settings, making the style especially distinctive in headings and short phrases.