Cursive Baruw 9 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social media, branding, playful, whimsical, flirtatious, airy, expressive, hand-lettered feel, decorative headers, brush calligraphy, personal warmth, brushy, looped, tall ascenders, delicate hairlines, bold swells.
A lively cursive script with pronounced stroke modulation: thin hairlines snap into inky, brush-like downstrokes, creating a bouncy, calligraphic rhythm. Letterforms lean forward with tall, narrow proportions and long ascenders/descenders, while counters stay open and lightly drawn. Terminals frequently taper to fine points or end in rounded blobs, and many capitals feature decorative loops and sweeping entry strokes that add flourish without becoming overly ornate.
Best suited to short, expressive settings such as invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging accents, and logo-style wordmarks. It can also work for pull quotes or headers where the energetic contrast and looping capitals can breathe; for longer passages, generous size and spacing will help maintain clarity.
The overall tone feels playful and romantic, like quick hand-lettering done with a flexible pen or brush. Its exaggerated contrasts and looping capitals give it a whimsical, expressive personality that reads as informal and personable rather than formal or corporate.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of modern brush calligraphy in a consistent, typable script. The intent appears to be a high-energy, decorative handwritten look that prioritizes personality and flourish—especially in capitals—while keeping lowercase forms legible and flowing.
Spacing and width vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, contributing to a hand-rendered cadence. Capitals are especially prominent and gestural, while lowercase forms remain relatively minimal and airy, helping the texture stay light even when strokes swell dramatically.