Cursive Ihba 9 is a light, normal width, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, signatures, social posts, quotes, airy, casual, friendly, elegant, personal, handwritten feel, personal tone, everyday elegance, quick readability, monoline, looping, flowing, slanted, open counters.
A flowing handwritten script with a consistent monoline stroke and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are built from long, smooth curves and generous loops, with tall ascenders and descenders that create a lively vertical rhythm. Capitals are simple and open, often beginning with a leading entry stroke, while lowercase forms keep rounded bowls and soft joins that read as naturally written rather than constructed. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, staying light and streamlined with minimal ornament beyond the occasional loop.
Well suited for invitations, announcements, greeting cards, and personal stationery where a handwritten feel is desired. It also works nicely for short quotes, social media graphics, and logo-style wordmarks or signature lines, especially when set at moderate-to-large sizes.
The overall tone feels personal and relaxed, like neat penmanship used for notes or a signature. Its buoyant curves and open shapes add a gentle elegance without becoming formal, giving text a warm, human presence.
Designed to capture the immediacy of cursive handwriting in a clean, repeatable digital form. The emphasis is on smooth motion, clarity, and a personable tone that can dress up short text while still feeling informal and approachable.
Spacing appears comfortably loose, helping the script breathe and preventing strokes from clumping in longer words. The sample text shows smooth continuity and consistent slant, with occasional non-connecting breaks that keep forms readable at smaller sizes.