Cursive Likiz 9 is a very light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, quotes, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, personal, elegance, personal touch, ceremony, decorative flair, signature style, calligraphic, swashy, looped, delicate, graceful.
This script features slender, flowing strokes with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a consistent forward slant. Letterforms are built from long, sweeping curves and tapered terminals, with frequent entry and exit strokes that create a continuous handwritten rhythm. Capitals are more embellished, using generous loops and extended flourishes, while lowercase forms remain compact and brisk, emphasizing a small x-height and tall ascenders/descenders. Spacing is lively and slightly irregular in a natural way, reinforcing a hand-drawn feel while maintaining overall consistency across the set.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where its flourishes and contrast can be appreciated, such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging, and pulled quotes. It performs especially well for names, titles, and signature-style lines; for longer passages, generous tracking and line spacing help preserve clarity.
The overall tone is elegant and intimate, with a light, airy presence that feels romantic and formal-leaning without becoming rigid. Flourished capitals add a sense of ceremony, while the quick, ink-like connections keep it personable and expressive.
The design appears intended to emulate a delicate pen-script hand with a formal, calligraphic accent—prioritizing graceful movement, decorative capitals, and a refined contrast over utilitarian text readability.
Swashes are most noticeable in the uppercase set and in several ascenders, which sometimes extend into neighboring space; this gives headings a graceful sweep but can tighten room for adjacent characters. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, staying slender and slightly cursive in character.