Cursive Arlup 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, friendly, playful, personal, casual, lively, handwritten warmth, expressive display, casual charm, modern script, brushy, swashy, looping, bouncy, organic.
A lively brush-script with a pronounced rightward slant and crisp stroke contrast that mimics a flexible pen or brush. Forms are compact and slightly narrow, with tall ascenders and deep, curling descenders that create a buoyant vertical rhythm. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, occasional sharp terminals, and subtle joins that alternate between connected and lightly separated letterforms, giving lines a natural handwritten flow without strict uniform linkage. Counters are small to medium and the overall texture reads energetic and inked, with occasional swashes on capitals and select lowercase letters.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display copy where character is more important than neutrality: logos, boutique branding, product packaging, social media graphics, posters, greeting cards, and invitation suites. It also works for pull quotes and headers in lifestyle-oriented layouts, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for body text.
The font conveys an approachable, upbeat tone—like quick, confident handwriting used for notes, labels, or informal headlines. Its rhythmic bounce and swashy gestures add charm and spontaneity while still feeling controlled and legible at display sizes.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush lettering with a polished, consistent alphabet. The intent appears to be a modern, expressive handwritten voice that stays readable while offering decorative flourishes for emphasis in titles and key words.
Capitals are more decorative than the lowercase, with varying degrees of flourish that can create strong word-shape personality. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, mixing simple strokes with a few looped forms, which helps them blend naturally into text settings.