Script Ihlag 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, formal, romantic, vintage, ceremonial, formality, decoration, luxury, celebration, traditional flair, flourished, swashy, calligraphic, ornate, slanted.
A flowing cursive with pronounced slant and strong thick–thin modulation, giving strokes a calligraphic, pen-like rhythm. Uppercase letters are generously sized and built around sweeping entry strokes, looped terminals, and occasional underlines or extended tails that create a decorative silhouette. Lowercase forms are compact with rounded counters and tapered joins, while spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph for an organic, handwritten feel. Numerals echo the same swashy construction, with curved spines and teardrop-like terminals that match the letterforms.
Well suited for wedding suites, invitations, certificates, and other formal stationery where decorative script is expected. It also works for boutique branding, beauty or fragrance packaging, and short headlines or pull quotes where the swashes can be given room. For longer passages, it will read best at larger sizes with generous leading to accommodate the extended strokes.
The overall tone is elegant and ceremonial, with a romantic, old-world polish. Its flourishes and dramatic contrast lend a sense of tradition and occasion, reading as refined rather than casual. The lively swashes add a touch of theatricality that suits expressive, display-forward settings.
Designed to evoke classic calligraphy in a polished, display-oriented script, emphasizing expressive capitals, high-contrast strokes, and ornamental terminals. The construction prioritizes flourish and rhythm over minimalism, aiming for an elevated, celebratory voice.
Capitals carry much of the personality and can introduce prominent horizontal sweeps and long descenders, which will affect line spacing in multi-line settings. The texture is smooth and consistent, with a clear emphasis on decorative capitals and rounded, connected motion in the lowercase.