Cursive Lirud 9 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
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A delicate cursive script with a strong rightward slant and a smooth, pen-like rhythm. Strokes are thin and clean with gentle swelling through curves, producing a lightly calligraphic feel without heavy shading. Letterforms are narrow and vertically economical, with compact lowercase bodies and long, sweeping ascenders and descenders that carry much of the personality. Capitals lean expressive and looped, while the lowercase maintains a consistent connected flow with occasional open joins and tapered terminals.
This script is well suited to short to medium display settings where a personal, elegant signature-like voice is desired—such as wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and select packaging. It performs best at larger sizes where the thin strokes and compact lowercase can remain clear, and where its expressive capitals have room to breathe.
The overall tone reads graceful and romantic, with an airy, intimate quality reminiscent of quick formal handwriting. Its slim, flowing lines feel polite and refined rather than bold, lending a sense of elegance and softness. The pronounced slant and looping capitals add a touch of drama suited to personal, celebratory messaging.
The design appears intended to evoke a fast, graceful handwritten note with a refined, calligraphic finish. It prioritizes flowing connectivity, expressive capitals, and tapered pen terminals to deliver an elegant, personal tone for display typography.
Spacing and joins create a lively, handwritten texture, with noticeable variation in how tightly letters connect in continuous text. Numerals echo the same cursive motion, staying slender and slightly swashy, which reinforces the unified handwriting voice across letters and figures.