Script Kulav 9 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, formal, romantic, refined, vintage, calligraphic elegance, decorative display, ceremonial tone, luxury feel, swashy, calligraphic, flourished, delicate, ornate.
A formal script with sweeping, calligraphic construction and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are strongly slanted and built from smooth, continuous curves, with hairline connectors contrasting against thicker downstrokes. Capitals are highly embellished, featuring long entry/exit strokes and looping swashes that extend beyond the core letter bodies. Lowercase forms stay relatively compact with a small midline presence, while ascenders/descenders are long and tapered, creating an airy vertical rhythm. Numerals mirror the cursive logic with angled forms, fine terminals, and occasional flourish-like tails.
This font suits short, prominent text where its flourished capitals and high-contrast strokes can be appreciated—such as wedding suites, event stationery, boutique branding, cosmetics and perfume packaging, certificates, and editorial or poster headlines. It’s best used with generous tracking and ample line spacing to preserve clarity and avoid swash interference.
The overall tone is polished and ceremonial, evoking invitations, fashion branding, and classic stationery. Its flowing curves and delicate hairlines feel romantic and upscale, with a distinctly traditional, old-world sensibility.
The design appears intended to emulate pointed-pen calligraphy in a polished, repeatable form, prioritizing graceful motion, decorative capitals, and a luxurious texture for display typography.
Spacing appears intentionally loose in the samples to accommodate swashes and avoid collisions, especially in capitals with large leftward and rightward extensions. The design relies on crisp contrast and fine terminals, giving it a graceful presence at display sizes while suggesting care may be needed at very small sizes or on low-resolution outputs.