Cursive Buley 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, expressive, friendly, energetic, personal, handwritten warmth, brush texture, casual display, quick lettering, personal tone, brushy, looping, slanted, compact, rounded.
A compact, right-slanted handwritten script with brush-pen character and slightly variable stroke thickness. Letterforms show rounded turns, open counters, and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage a connected flow, while still allowing some letters to stand more discretely. Terminals are generally tapered and soft, with occasional heavier downstrokes that add rhythm and emphasis. Proportions feel tall and condensed, with small lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders that create a lively vertical cadence.
This font fits best in short to medium-length display settings where a handwritten voice is desirable—posters, packaging callouts, café-style menus, social posts, and quote graphics. It also works well for branding accents and subheads when paired with a neutral sans or serif for longer text.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick marker lettering used for notes, labels, and casual headlines. Its energetic slant and looping joins give it a conversational feel, balancing friendliness with a bit of bold, hand-made flair.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush lettering in a streamlined, tall-and-compact style. It prioritizes expressive rhythm and an authentic, hand-drawn texture for attention-grabbing titles and casual messaging.
Uppercase forms are simplified and gestural, often resembling fast sign-writing rather than formal calligraphy, which helps it read as spontaneous. Numerals and punctuation follow the same brushy logic, keeping the texture consistent in mixed-content settings.