Cursive Uplez 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, expressive, casual, lively, personal, modern, handwritten feel, energy, signature style, contemporary script, brushy, slanted, looping, gestural, tapered.
A brisk, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and visibly tapered stroke endings. Strokes move between thin hairlines and fuller downstrokes, with frequent lift-like joins that keep letters mostly connected but not strictly continuous. The letterforms are compact and upright in proportion, with narrow widths, tight counters, and lively baseline movement; ascenders are prominent while the lowercase body sits comparatively small. Curves and diagonals have a quick, hand-drawn rhythm, and terminals often finish in sharp flicks or rounded hooks.
Well-suited for short to medium display text where a human, energetic signature look is desired—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, poster headlines, and social media graphics. It can also work for invitations or quotes when set at comfortable sizes with a bit of tracking to preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels spontaneous and personable, like fast handwritten notes done with a flexible marker. Its energetic swashes and crisp stroke contrast give it a contemporary, expressive feel that reads as confident and informal rather than formal calligraphy.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and flair of brush handwriting in a clean, repeatable digital form—balancing expressive contrast and slanted motion with enough regularity to remain readable in display settings.
Capital letters tend to be simplified and open, functioning as bold leading gestures without heavy ornamentation, while lowercase forms rely on loops and angled entry strokes to maintain momentum. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with slightly varied widths and a drawn-on-the-fly character that reinforces the script’s natural irregularity.