Cursive Tusu 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, quotes, social media, casual, friendly, handwritten, romantic, lively, handwritten feel, personal tone, expressive headings, casual elegance, looping, fluid, slanted, airy, monoline-ish.
A lively cursive script with a consistent rightward slant and fluid, calligraphic strokes. Letterforms are built from quick, continuous curves with occasional looped ascenders and descenders, and a light, open rhythm that keeps counters generous. Strokes show modest thick–thin modulation, with tapered joins and soft terminals that mimic pen pressure rather than rigid geometry. Capitals are taller and more expressive, with sweeping entry strokes and rounded forms that stand out from the simpler lowercase.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as branding accents, packaging labels, invitations and greeting cards, pull quotes, and social posts. It can also work for headings or subheads when paired with a restrained text face to balance the expressive script.
The overall tone feels personable and informal, like neat handwriting used for a note or signature. Its flowing loops and soft terminals add a gentle, slightly romantic character, while the steady slant and even rhythm keep it approachable and readable.
The design appears intended to capture an everyday cursive handwriting look with controlled consistency, offering expressive capitals and smooth, pen-like motion while preserving clarity through open shapes and a relatively light visual footprint.
The glyphs maintain a coherent handwritten system across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, with numerals that lean and follow the same stroke logic as the letters. Spacing appears relatively airy for a script, helping individual letters remain distinct even when the forms are highly cursive.