Script Irkah 9 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, wedding, branding, packaging, elegant, romantic, friendly, handcrafted, playful, hand-lettered feel, signature style, decorative elegance, friendly tone, display emphasis, brushy, looping, calligraphic, flowing, bouncy.
A flowing script with a brush-pen feel, combining slender entry strokes with heavier downstrokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms lean consistently and connect fluidly, with generous loops on ascenders and descenders and a gently bouncy baseline that adds motion. Counters are compact and the overall rhythm is airy, with soft curves, occasional swashy capitals, and smooth stroke transitions that keep the texture lively in words and lines of text.
Works best for short-to-medium text where a handwritten signature-like voice is desired—invitation suites, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging labels, social quotes, and headings. It can also serve as a personable accent font paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting copy.
The tone reads warm and personable while still feeling refined, like a polished hand-lettered note. Its looping forms and springy cadence give it a lighthearted, romantic character suited to expressive messaging rather than strict formality.
Designed to emulate neat brush calligraphy in a connected script, prioritizing expressive movement, soft loops, and a polished handwritten finish. The emphasis appears to be on charm and legibility in display-driven compositions rather than dense, small-size text blocks.
Capitals show prominent, decorative lead-ins and occasional flourish-like strokes that help with display settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple shapes and slight stroke modulation that keeps them consistent with the letters.