Cursive Uhkil 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, social media, greeting cards, casual, lively, friendly, expressive, retro, handwritten feel, display impact, personal tone, brush realism, brushy, slanted, looping, fluid, textured.
A slanted, brush-pen script with high-contrast strokes that swing between fine hairlines and heavier downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with a quick, forward rhythm and slightly uneven, hand-drawn edges that suggest real ink pressure and speed. Connections are generally fluid in lowercase, while capitals are more standalone and gestural, featuring long entry/exit strokes and occasional swooping terminals. Counters tend to be tight and the overall silhouette is tall and lean, keeping lines of text energetic and condensed.
This font suits short to medium text where a personal, hand-lettered voice is desired—such as packaging, posters, event promos, social graphics, and greeting cards. It also works well for pull quotes or punchy subheads when paired with a simple sans for body copy, leveraging its contrast and motion without overloading readability.
The tone is informal and upbeat, like confident handwriting made with a soft brush marker. Its lively stroke modulation and fast slant give it a spontaneous, personal feel that reads as friendly and slightly retro rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a consistent, reusable script, balancing expressive stroke contrast with a compact, upright-leaning footprint. It emphasizes speed, personality, and a handwritten signature-like presence for display-driven typography.
The alphabet shows distinctive looped descenders (notably in g, y, j) and a mix of rounded and sharp turns that adds character to repeated text. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with curved, calligraphic shapes that harmonize well with the letters. In longer samples, the strong diagonals and compact spacing create a dense, rhythmic texture that benefits from moderate sizing and some breathing room in line spacing.