Cursive Dagam 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, social media, greeting cards, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, playful, personal, handwritten realism, casual branding, display emphasis, human warmth, brushy, loose, bouncy, organic, slanted.
A lively handwritten script with a rightward slant and a loose, brush-pen stroke feel. Letterforms are tall and condensed, with variable stroke widths and rounded, slightly tapered terminals that suggest quick, confident strokes. The rhythm is bouncy and informal, mixing connected cursive flow with occasional breaks between letters; capitals are larger and more gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with a notably short x-height. Spacing is somewhat irregular in a natural way, reinforcing the drawn-by-hand character while remaining readable in short passages.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where a personal, informal voice is desired: packaging, café/food branding, posters, social media graphics, greeting cards, invitations, and quote layouts. It can also work for subheads or pull quotes when you want a handwritten accent, but its narrow proportions and compact lowercase favor larger sizes for comfortable reading.
The font conveys an approachable, personable tone—like a neat but spontaneous marker note. Its narrow, energetic silhouettes and lively connections feel upbeat and conversational, lending a friendly, handcrafted warmth rather than a polished or corporate mood.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush or marker handwriting with a clean, legible structure—balancing spontaneity with enough consistency to function in branding and display settings. Its condensed, slanted forms and bouncy rhythm aim to deliver a modern handwritten look that feels energetic and human.
Capitals stand out as expressive headline shapes, especially in rounded letters, while numerals share the same handwritten slant and stroke modulation, making them feel integrated with the alphabet. The overall texture forms a dark, lively line on the page, with subtle baseline bounce and stroke variation that reads as authentic handwriting.