Cursive Yiky 9 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, social media, expressive, casual, energetic, handmade, bold brush, hand-lettered look, brush texture, display impact, casual script, brushy, textured, tapered, angular, dry stroke.
A lively brush-pen script with slanted, condensed letterforms and an intentionally irregular stroke edge. The marks show tapered entries and exits, occasional blunt terminals, and visible texture that suggests a dry brush or felt tip under pressure. Proportions are tall with relatively small counters, and the rhythm is built from quick, angular curves rather than smooth, round loops. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-rendered feel while maintaining consistent baseline alignment and overall cohesion.
Works best at display sizes where the brush texture and tapered stroke dynamics can be appreciated. It suits punchy headlines, poster typography, branding marks, packaging callouts, and social graphics where a handmade, energetic voice is desirable. For longer passages, it’s most effective in short bursts such as pull quotes, labels, or emphasis lines.
The font reads as spontaneous and confident, like fast hand-lettering for a headline or note. Its textured, forceful strokes add urgency and personality, leaning more gritty and streetwise than delicate or formal. Overall it conveys an informal, expressive tone suited to attention-grabbing messaging.
Likely designed to mimic quick brush calligraphy with a modern, slightly rough edge, balancing readability with expressive gesture. The condensed, slanted silhouettes and textured strokes suggest an aim toward impactful display typography that feels personal and hand-made rather than polished or formal.
Uppercase forms are simplified and slightly rugged, while lowercase letters keep a cursive flow with frequent joins implied by entry/exit strokes. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with curved figures showing heavier downstrokes and sharp, tapered turns. The texture remains consistent across the set, helping the alphabet and sample text feel unified.