Cursive Ligev 9 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, beauty, signature, elegant, romantic, refined, airborne, classic, formal note, personal touch, decorative script, signature look, headline elegance, calligraphic, flourished, hairline, looping, slanted.
A delicate cursive script built from fine, hairline strokes with an energetic rightward slant and gently modulated pressure. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders/descenders and a notably small lowercase body, creating an airy vertical rhythm. Connections are fluid and mostly continuous, with frequent entry/exit strokes that sweep into the next character, while capitals are more expressive and often feature extended loops and swashes. Overall spacing is open and light, and the forms favor smooth curves over sharp terminals, giving the alphabet a consistent, flowing cadence.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its looping capitals and airy stroke work can be appreciated—wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging accents, and signature-style lockups. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when set with generous size and spacing, but is less ideal for long body copy or dense UI text.
The font conveys a poised, romantic tone—graceful and intimate rather than casual or bold. Its restrained stroke weight and elongated proportions suggest formality and refinement, with a soft, handwritten charm that feels personal and ceremonial.
The design appears intended to emulate a graceful pen-written hand with an emphasis on speed, continuity, and elegant capital forms. Proportions and spacing prioritize a light, elevated look, aiming for decorative readability in display settings rather than utilitarian text performance.
Uppercase shapes show the strongest personality, with prominent looped constructions and occasional long cross-strokes that can create dramatic silhouettes in headlines. The lowercase reads more understated and compact, relying on continuous cursive joins; at smaller sizes the very fine strokes and tight counters may reduce clarity, while larger settings emphasize the script’s motion and flourishes.