Cursive Rikur 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, warm, approachable, handwritten feel, approachability, informal voice, readable script, rounded, bouncy, monolinear, looping, soft terminals.
This font presents a lively cursive handwriting style with gently slanted forms, rounded bowls, and looped ascenders and descenders. Strokes feel pen-drawn and mostly consistent in thickness, with soft, slightly tapered ends and occasional heavier downstrokes that add natural rhythm. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning in structure but flow with a relaxed baseline bounce, and spacing is slightly irregular in a way that reinforces the hand-made character. Capitals are simple and readable, designed to sit comfortably alongside the lowercase rather than dominate it.
Well-suited to short to medium display text where a human, approachable voice is desired—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting materials, social posts, and quote graphics. It can also work for headings or pull quotes when paired with a neutral text face for body copy.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, neat handwriting used for notes, labels, or friendly messages. Its smooth curves and buoyant movement give it a cheerful, conversational feel without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to capture the look of tidy, everyday cursive handwriting—smooth, legible, and upbeat—while maintaining enough consistency to function reliably in repeated setting for titles and highlighted text.
In the sample text, word shapes remain clear at display sizes, and the rounded joins and loops create a cohesive texture across lines. Numerals match the handwritten mood, using simple, open forms that harmonize with the letter strokes.