Script Alban 9 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, headlines, quotes, elegant, romantic, airy, personal, graceful, signature feel, formal charm, decorative titles, handwritten warmth, boutique aesthetic, looped, flowing, monoline, tall, slender.
A slender, handwritten script with tall proportions and a gentle rightward slant. Strokes feel pen-drawn with mostly even line weight and occasional thickened downstrokes, creating a soft calligraphic rhythm without heavy shading. Letterforms rely on long ascenders and descenders, narrow counters, and rounded, open curves; capitals are larger and more decorative, using loops and extended entry/exit strokes. Spacing is moderately loose for a script, helping the forms stay legible despite their narrow construction.
Well suited for invitations, event stationery, beauty and lifestyle branding, and short headline or quote treatments where a graceful handwritten voice is desired. It works best at medium to large sizes where the narrow loops and tall extenders have room to breathe, and is less ideal for long body text or very small UI sizes.
The overall tone is refined and intimate, balancing formality with a casual, human touch. Its looping capitals and smooth connections suggest wedding and boutique elegance, while the slightly irregular hand rhythm keeps it approachable rather than rigidly classical.
The design appears intended to provide a polished, handwritten signature feel—combining looping, decorative capitals with streamlined lowercase for readable, flowing word shapes. It aims to deliver a delicate, upscale script look while retaining the natural cadence of pen lettering.
Capitals show the most flourish, with prominent loops (notably in forms like B, Q, and R) that can add personality in titles but may require extra tracking in dense settings. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same narrow, upright-to-italic flow, with simple, handwritten shapes that suit light, decorative use.