Cursive Imluh 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, invitations, social media, casual, friendly, lively, personal, retro, handwritten voice, warmth, fluidity, informality, legibility, monoline, looping, bouncy, slanted, rounded.
A slanted, monoline cursive with smooth, rounded strokes and a lightly bouncing baseline. Letterforms are compact and tall, with small counters and restrained x-height relative to ascenders, giving words a vertical, airy rhythm. Terminals are softly tapered and frequently curved, and many lowercase forms use looped entries/exits that encourage flowing connections while still reading as an italic handwritten print in places. Spacing is tight and the texture stays even, with consistent stroke weight across curves and straights.
This font works well for short to medium-length text where a handwritten voice is desired—branding accents, packaging callouts, invitations, posters, and social media graphics. It’s especially effective in headlines, subheads, and signature-style lines where its compact, slanted flow can add warmth and motion.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like neat quick handwriting in a notebook. Its rhythm and rounded joins create a friendly, upbeat impression that suits conversational or expressive messaging without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to capture a clean, natural handwriting feel with smooth continuity and consistent stroke weight, balancing legibility with a lively cursive gesture. It aims to provide an approachable script voice that stays controlled and usable across a range of casual display applications.
Uppercase letters show simplified, single-stroke construction with occasional flourish (notably in forms like Q and J), helping caps blend with the cursive texture rather than standing as formal display initials. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and simple, open forms that keep the set cohesive.