Cursive Ihpe 9 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, invitations, casual, lively, personal, upbeat, modern, handwritten warmth, signature feel, fast brush script, display impact, brushy, fluid, slanted, looping, bouncy.
A smooth, brush-pen script with a pronounced forward slant and continuous, flowing stroke rhythm. Forms are open and rounded with long, swinging entry and exit strokes, giving words a fast handwritten sweep. Stroke width stays largely uniform with softly tapered terminals, and letter shapes vary in width and spacing for an organic, written feel. Lowercase is compact with a notably short x-height, while ascenders and capitals stretch taller and add dramatic motion.
Best suited to short to medium-length settings where a human, handwritten voice is desired—logos, brand accents, packaging labels, posters, and social content. It works especially well for titles, taglines, and pull quotes, while dense paragraphs may lose clarity due to the compact lowercase and cursive connectivity.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like a quick signature or a friendly note. Its brisk, sweeping cursive conveys energy and spontaneity, leaning more contemporary than traditional calligraphy.
Designed to capture the feel of quick, confident brush handwriting—expressive and legible at display sizes, with enough irregularity to read as personal rather than mechanical. The emphasis appears to be on momentum and signature-like character for modern, friendly typography.
Capitals are expressive and slightly oversized, often introducing long lead-in strokes that create a strong left-to-right momentum in headlines. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, rounded shapes that prioritize flow over geometric precision.