Cursive Anbok 9 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: social posts, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, airy, casual, whimsical, friendly, handmade, handwritten feel, casual elegance, friendly tone, quick note, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, long descenders, bouncy baseline.
A tall, airy handwritten script with slender strokes and intermittent contrast that mimics pen pressure. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with long ascenders and descenders that create a lively vertical rhythm. Connections are loose and occasional rather than fully continuous, producing a legible, drawn-by-hand flow with rounded turns, soft terminals, and small entry/exit strokes. Spacing is slightly irregular in an intentional way, and the overall texture stays light and open on the page.
This style works well for short-to-medium text where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—social graphics, invitations, greeting cards, packaging accents, and quote-based layouts. It also suits headings and callouts paired with a neutral sans or serif for body copy.
The font reads as personal and upbeat, like quick notes written with a fine pen. Its looping forms and springy rhythm give it a playful, approachable tone that feels informal and human rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of casual cursive writing while remaining readable in sentence settings. Its narrow proportions and tall structure aim to keep lines light and elegant, lending a breezy handwritten character to contemporary layouts.
Uppercase characters tend to be simplified and narrow, blending smoothly with lowercase in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying slender and clean with minimal ornamentation, which helps keep the overall color consistent in longer lines.