Cursive Rakim 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social media, quotes, invitations, playful, friendly, expressive, handmade, whimsical, handwritten charm, casual display, brush script, personal tone, brushy, looped, bouncy, tall, slanted.
A lively, brush-pen script with a pronounced rightward slant and high-contrast stroke modulation. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, creating a vertical, airy rhythm while keeping word shapes compact. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, rounded terminals, and occasional subtle edge wobble that reinforces a hand-drawn feel. Capitals are prominent and flourished, while lowercase forms are simple and quick, with open counters and frequent looped joins that read clearly in running text.
This font suits short, expressive copy such as greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, packaging labels, and social media headlines. It performs best at display sizes where the stroke contrast and looping joins can be appreciated, and where a warm, handmade voice is desired.
The tone is upbeat and personable, like casual handwritten signage or a friendly note. Its animated bounce and soft, ink-like modulation give it a crafty, approachable character with a hint of whimsy rather than formality.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting—quick, fluid, and personable—while maintaining enough consistency to work across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. Its narrow, tall proportions suggest an aim for compact wordmarks and stacked layouts without losing a casual, human touch.
Connections between letters vary naturally, and spacing feels slightly elastic, which adds charm but also makes the texture more dynamic than a strictly uniform script. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simplified shapes and gentle curves that match the overall rhythm.