Cursive Dalug 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, greeting cards, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, casual display, personal tone, expressive script, brushy, looping, bouncy, rounded, organic.
A lively, handwritten script with a smooth, brush-pen feel and gently slanted forms. Strokes show subtle swelling and tapering, with rounded terminals and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage flowing connections in lowercase. The capitals are tall and airy with simplified, open shapes, while the lowercase maintains a bouncy rhythm, compact counters, and distinctive looped ascenders/descenders. Numerals and punctuation keep the same informal, drawn character, with slightly varied widths and a natural, human cadence.
Well suited to short display settings where an informal, human voice is desired—logos and boutique branding, product packaging, invitations and greeting cards, social posts, and quote graphics. It also works nicely for headers and pull quotes, where the connected rhythm can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, like quick, confident lettering on a note or menu board. Its energetic curves and looping joins read as cheerful and personable rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush-script handwriting with readable, contemporary shapes—balancing fluid connections and loops with clean, open forms for friendly display use.
The italic slant and long, curved terminals create forward motion, especially in words where letters naturally link. Some characters lean toward a monoline brush look, but small contrast shifts and irregularities preserve an authentically hand-rendered texture.