Cursive Elkad 9 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, quotes, casual, expressive, breezy, personal, contemporary, handwritten realism, casual warmth, energetic display, personal voice, brushy, monoline-ish, slanted, airy, organic.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes read mostly as smooth and continuous with gently tapered entries and exits, giving letters a quick, drawn-in-one-motion rhythm. Capitals are tall and slightly flamboyant, while lowercase forms are compact with a notably small x-height and long ascenders that create a rangy vertical texture. Counters stay open and simplified, spacing is loose and informal, and the overall rhythm relies on flowing curves and occasional sharp joins rather than strict geometric consistency.
Well suited to short, expressive settings such as logos, product packaging, headlines, pull quotes, invitations, and social graphics. It performs best when given room to breathe—moderate tracking and comfortable line spacing help preserve its airy, handwritten character.
The tone is relaxed and personable, like quick but confident handwriting. Its energetic slant and brisk stroke endings add a sense of motion and spontaneity, making the voice feel modern, friendly, and slightly dramatic without becoming ornate.
Designed to capture the speed and personality of brush handwriting in a clean, usable script, balancing expressive capitals and flowing lowercase with enough structure for attention-grabbing display typography.
Legibility remains clear at display sizes, but the condensed forms and small lowercase body can make dense text feel busy if set too tight. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, lightly built shapes that match the script’s momentum.