Cursive Barob 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greetings, packaging, social media, quotes, branding, friendly, playful, personal, casual, lively, handwritten feel, casual warmth, brush lettering, expressive caps, quick script, brushy, looped, bouncy, rounded, whimsical.
A brush-pen inspired handwritten script with smooth, looping forms and a lightly textured, inked edge. Strokes show clear pressure modulation, moving from hairline joins to fuller downstrokes, with rounded terminals and occasional tapered flicks. Letterforms are generally upright with a springy rhythm, and many characters connect naturally, while capitals often stand as more gestural, monoline-to-contrast forms with prominent loops. Spacing is relatively tight and the narrow proportions help the script flow in continuous text.
This font suits short to medium-length copy where a personal, hand-lettered voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, product packaging, café-style menus, social posts, and pull quotes. It can also work well for logos and brand marks that benefit from an informal, friendly script presence.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, evoking an informal note or hand-lettered card. Its lively loops and buoyant stroke rhythm give it a cheerful, conversational feel rather than a formal calligraphic one.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting—delivering a natural, connected script with expressive capitals and clear pressure contrast for a handcrafted look in display settings.
Capitals are notably expressive and sometimes taller and more elaborate than the lowercase, creating strong word shapes in headings. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with simple, rounded construction and occasional entry/exit strokes that keep them consistent with the alphabet.