Script Eldin 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, packaging, signage, retro, playful, sweet, loungey, friendly, display impact, hand-brushed feel, vintage flavor, decorative caps, friendly branding, rounded, brushy, bouncy, swashy, high-ink.
A heavy, rounded script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-like, inked texture. Strokes are thick and smooth with soft terminals, frequent teardrop forms, and compact internal counters that create a dense, high-contrast silhouette at display sizes. Letterforms lean on looped entries and exits, with occasional swash-like caps and curving joins that keep the rhythm flowing even when characters are not fully connected. Overall proportions feel low and wide with a compact lowercase body and prominent ascenders/descenders, giving the line a bouncy, calligraphic cadence.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its thick brush strokes and looping forms can be appreciated—headlines, poster titles, brand marks, menu covers, packaging, and retro-style signage. It can also work for brief pull quotes or social graphics when set with generous tracking and line spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is upbeat and nostalgic, evoking mid-century signage and confectionary branding. Its bold, rounded brush forms feel warm and personable, with a slightly theatrical flair from the looping capitals and lively slant.
The design appears intended to deliver an assertive, display-oriented script that feels hand-brushed and charismatic, prioritizing bold word-shapes and decorative capitals over small-size neutrality. Its forms aim to balance legibility with a vintage, showcard-like expressiveness.
Capitals show the most ornamentation, creating strong word-shape and a headline-forward personality, while lowercase maintains simpler, consistent motion. The numerals match the rounded, brushy construction and read best when given room, as the dense strokes can close up in tight settings.