Cursive Ifhi 9 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, greeting cards, quotes, casual, personal, lively, friendly, expressive, handwritten realism, informal warmth, fast motion, human texture, brushy, loose, slanted, looping, airy.
A loosely cursive handwritten style with a persistent rightward slant and quick, brush-pen rhythm. Strokes stay relatively even while terminals taper softly, giving forms a slightly dry-ink, drawn-on-paper character. Letter shapes are compact and upright in their internal structure, with tall ascenders and descenders that add vertical energy; counters remain open and simplified rather than tightly calligraphic. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, supporting an organic flow in words rather than rigid uniformity.
Well-suited to short to medium text where a personal, handwritten voice is desirable—such as packaging callouts, café menus, invitations, greeting cards, social graphics, and quote treatments. It also works as an accent face paired with a clean sans for headlines, signatures, and emphasis lines.
The overall tone feels informal and conversational, like fast but confident note-taking. Its energetic slant and buoyant loops read as approachable and upbeat, with just enough roughness to feel human and unpolished in a deliberate way.
Designed to capture the immediacy of real handwriting with a brushy, slightly textured stroke and naturally irregular spacing. The goal appears to be an expressive, personable script that prioritizes warmth and motion over formal penmanship.
Uppercase forms are simplified and script-like, blending comfortably with lowercase in mixed settings. Several letters feature extended entry/exit strokes and looped joins, which enhances continuity in running text even when letters are not strictly connected. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with consistent slant and rounded, quick turns.