Cursive Otbu 9 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, packaging, headlines, quotes, airy, elegant, intimate, poetic, delicate, personal tone, elegant script, decorative display, handwritten realism, monolinear, whiplike, tall ascenders, looped, spidery.
A wispy, monoline handwritten script with tall, narrow proportions and a pronounced rightward slant. Strokes are hairline-thin with occasional pressure-like swell at turns and terminals, giving a lightly calligraphic feel without becoming brushy. Curves are open and elongated, with frequent looped forms in capitals and select lowercase, plus long, tapering entry/exit strokes that create a drifting rhythm. Spacing and widths vary in a natural hand-drawn way, and the numerals follow the same slender, lightly looped construction.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as signatures, invitations, greeting cards, pull quotes, and beauty or boutique packaging. It performs especially well for display lines where the long loops and slender cadence can be appreciated, rather than for dense paragraphs or small UI copy.
The overall tone is refined and personal, like quick, elegant pen notes or journal lettering. Its lightness and looping gestures suggest romance and softness, while the narrow, elongated shapes add a graceful, slightly dramatic flair.
The design appears aimed at capturing a stylish, lightly calligraphic handwriting look with minimal stroke weight and tall, graceful forms. It prioritizes personal character and elegant motion over uniform texture, making it a decorative script for accent typography.
Capitals tend to be taller and more gestural than the lowercase, sometimes using extended cross-strokes and oversized loops that can become prominent in word shapes. The lowercase remains small and understated by comparison, so mixed-case settings read with a strong capital-led rhythm. At smaller sizes the hairline strokes and tight counters may fade, while at larger sizes the delicate motion and curves become the main feature.