Cursive Osniw 9 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, signature, headlines, packaging, airy, elegant, intimate, poetic, delicate, handwritten elegance, personal tone, modern cursive, signature accent, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, long descenders, open counters.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and tall, elongated proportions. Strokes stay consistently thin with subtle pressure nuance, creating a clean, pen-drawn rhythm rather than a brushy texture. Letterforms alternate between simple straight stems and generous loops, especially in capitals, with open counters and ample interior whitespace. Spacing and widths feel naturally uneven in a human way, while the overall baseline remains fairly steady and controlled.
Best suited to short to medium-length text where its delicate line and looping forms can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, quotes, boutique packaging, and social graphics. It also works well as a signature-style accent paired with a simpler sans or serif for body text.
The font conveys a refined, personal tone—light, graceful, and slightly romantic. Its looping capitals and airy stroke weight give it a poetic, journal-like character that reads as tasteful rather than loud.
The design appears intended to capture a neat, modern cursive handwriting look with elegant capitals and a light touch, prioritizing personality and grace over dense readability at small sizes.
Capitals are notably expressive and larger in presence than the lowercase, often featuring extended entry/exit strokes. Numerals follow the same thin, handwritten logic and sit comfortably alongside the letters, reinforcing a cohesive, note-taking aesthetic.