Cursive Umrid 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, lively, romantic, handwritten feel, display impact, friendly tone, brush lettering, brushy, looped, fluid, bouncy, slanted.
A flowing, brush-script style with a pronounced rightward slant and strong thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper into soft terminals, with occasional bulb-like starts and confident, calligraphic curves. Letterforms are compact and narrow overall, with rounded counters and frequent entry/exit strokes that create a semi-connected rhythm in text. Capitals are prominent and looped with sweeping gestures, while lowercase forms stay tight with short bodies and energetic ascenders/descenders that add vertical sparkle.
Works well for short, expressive copy such as logos, product packaging accents, invitations, greeting cards, social media graphics, and pull-quote headlines. It is best used at display sizes where the stroke modulation and loop details can be appreciated, and where a friendly handwritten feel is desired.
The font reads as warm and personable, with an upbeat handwritten energy that feels informal and approachable. Its brisk rhythm and brushy contrast give it a spirited, celebratory tone suited to friendly messaging rather than formal documentation.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush lettering—combining calligraphic contrast with a casual, handwritten flow. The emphasis appears to be on expressive rhythm and personality, with eye-catching capitals and a cohesive script texture for branding and headline use.
Spacing and connections vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural handwritten cadence. Numerals and punctuation share the same tapered, brush-drawn logic, helping mixed-content lines feel cohesive, though dense settings can look busy due to the lively stroke contrast and compact proportions.