Script Nimes 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, headlines, packaging, posters, social media, expressive, fashion-forward, energetic, romantic, handcrafted, handwritten charm, display impact, editorial style, modern script, brushy, slanted, tapered, calligraphic, dynamic.
A slanted, brush-pen script with sharp contrast between thick downstrokes and hairline upstrokes. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, with pointed terminals and occasional small flicks that suggest quick, confident hand movement. Letterforms are mostly separated rather than fully connected, with narrow proportions and lively, variable rhythm; curves are compact and counters can be tight in letters like a, e, and o. Capitals are taller and more gestural, while the lowercase maintains a consistent forward lean and a smooth baseline flow.
Best suited for display use where texture and motion are desirable—brand marks, product packaging, fashion/beauty headlines, invitations, and social graphics. It performs particularly well in short phrases, pull quotes, and hero lines where the contrast and slant can read cleanly at larger sizes.
The overall tone is modern and stylish, combining a handwritten spontaneity with a polished, editorial feel. Its brisk slant, crisp hairlines, and dramatic thick strokes give it a confident, upbeat voice suited to attention-grabbing messaging rather than quiet text settings.
The design appears intended to emulate contemporary brush lettering in a refined, repeatable type system. By balancing expressive stroke contrast with controlled proportions, it aims to deliver a handcrafted look that still feels consistent and publishable across titles and promotional copy.
Ascenders and capitals create strong vertical emphasis, while many joins are implied rather than continuous, which helps preserve clarity at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic with angled stress and tapered terminals, keeping the set visually unified.