Cursive Mako 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, expressive, romantic, vintage, personal, handwritten charm, elegant emphasis, signature style, celebratory tone, brushy, slanted, looping, flourished, calligraphic.
A flowing, brush-influenced script with a consistent rightward slant and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper to fine, pointed terminals, with occasional heavier downstrokes that read like pressure from a flexible pen or brush. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with tight sidebearings and a lively rhythm created by sweeping entry/exit strokes and occasional swashes. Uppercase shapes are more embellished and signature-like, while the lowercase maintains a quicker, handwritten cadence with a relatively small x-height and tall ascenders/descenders.
Best suited for short to medium-length display settings such as invitations, event materials, boutique branding, product packaging, and pull quotes where expressive stroke contrast can be appreciated. It performs especially well at larger sizes and with ample line spacing to accommodate flourishes and long extenders.
The overall tone is refined and personable—stylish enough for formal notes, yet casual and human in its irregular brush texture and energetic joins. It suggests romance and celebration, with a slightly nostalgic, handcrafted feel rather than a polished corporate script.
Designed to emulate quick, confident hand lettering with calligraphic contrast and stylish caps, balancing legibility with expressive movement. The intention appears to be a versatile signature-like script that can add warmth and elegance to prominent text while maintaining a cohesive rhythm across words and numbers.
Connections are generally smooth in text settings, but individual letters retain distinctive stroke breaks and varied join behavior that keep the writing natural. Numerals follow the same cursive logic with angled stress and tapered endings, visually matching the alphabet for cohesive mixed-content settings.