Cursive Kibi 9 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, invitations, headlines, packaging, elegant, airy, fashion, delicate, expressive, signature feel, elegance, personal tone, decorative caps, motion, monoline feel, hairline, swashy caps, long ascenders, loose baseline.
A hairline, calligraphic script with a steep rightward slant and a crisp, pen-drawn rhythm. Strokes are extremely thin with occasional sharp pressure accents, producing a refined, high-contrast look without heavy shading. Capitals feature generous entry/exit strokes and subtle swashes, while lowercase forms stay compact with long ascenders and descenders, creating a tall, fluttery texture. Letter connections are selective rather than fully continuous, with open counters and tapered terminals that keep the page feeling bright and uncluttered.
Best suited to short, prominent lines such as branding marks, invitation suites, beauty and fashion headlines, and elegant packaging callouts. It will read most clearly at larger sizes where the hairline strokes and tapered joins can remain visible, and where the flowing caps can act as decorative anchors in a layout.
The overall tone is refined and intimate, like quick, confident handwriting dressed up for formal use. Its light touch and sweeping capitals read as romantic and fashion-forward, while the brisk, sketch-like line quality adds a spontaneous, personal character.
Designed to evoke a refined handwritten signature feel—light, fast, and graceful—while still maintaining a consistent script system across capitals, lowercase, and numerals. The emphasis appears to be on elegance and motion: long strokes, angled structure, and minimal stroke mass to keep the impression sophisticated and airy.
Spacing appears intentionally loose, letting the thin strokes breathe and helping prevent dark spots in words. The numeral set keeps the same delicate, handwritten construction, matching the script’s narrow, angled stance and maintaining a consistent, airy color in running text.