Cursive Jokam 9 is a very light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, airy, romantic, personal, refined, signature feel, graceful display, personal tone, light elegance, monoline, looping, swashy, slanted, delicate.
A delicate, slanted script with smooth, continuous strokes and a lightly calligraphic rhythm. Letterforms are narrow and flowing, with generous loops in capitals and frequent extended entry/exit strokes that create a sense of forward motion. Strokes stay mostly even in thickness, with subtle modulation at curves and joins; counters remain open and forms are clean rather than textured. The overall spacing feels loose and handwritten, with noticeable variation in glyph widths and several long ascenders/descenders that add vertical grace.
Works best for short to medium display text where its loops and slanted rhythm can be appreciated—wedding materials, greeting cards, boutique branding, product labels, and pull quotes. It can also suit social graphics or editorial headlines when set with ample tracking and line spacing to prevent extenders from crowding.
The font conveys a graceful, intimate tone—more like a tidy signature than a formal engraved script. Its light touch and looping capitals read as romantic and refined, suitable for conveying warmth without feeling heavy or overly ornamental.
Designed to emulate neat cursive penmanship with a signature-like elegance, pairing narrow proportions with flowing joins and expressive capitals. The intent appears to balance decorative flourish with legibility by keeping strokes clean and counters open while letting the extenders provide personality.
Capitals lean into flourish, with long opening strokes and rounded bowls that can extend into neighboring space. Lowercase forms are compact with small bodies and tall extenders, which makes the line silhouette lively but also increases the need for comfortable line spacing. Numerals follow the same airy, handwritten logic and keep a consistent lightness with the letters.