Cursive Tufu 9 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, signatures, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, airy, personal, romantic, refined, signature feel, elegant script, personal tone, display writing, monoline, looping, calligraphic, swift, delicate.
A slim, slanted script with a lightly calligraphic, pen-written feel. Strokes are predominantly fine and smooth, with gentle contrast coming from pressure-like thickening in curves and downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and vertically inclined, with long ascending capitals and extended entry/exit strokes that create a flowing rhythm. Connections are frequent but not rigidly continuous, and many glyphs feature open counters and soft, looped terminals that keep the texture light on the page.
Works best for display settings where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, and short headline phrases. It can also suit signature-style lockups or nameplates, especially when given generous tracking and line spacing to preserve its airy stroke texture.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, balancing casual handwriting with a polished, presentational sheen. Its tall, sweeping forms and looping joins suggest romance and sophistication rather than playfulness or roughness.
Designed to emulate quick, confident penmanship with a refined, calligraphic polish. The intent appears to be an elegant, signature-like script that reads smoothly at larger sizes while providing expressive capitals for emphasis.
Capitals are especially expressive, using elongated swashes and slender loops that can increase visual momentum in short words or initials. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying thin and slightly cursive in posture to match the text color.