Cursive Duki 9 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, logos, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, refined, expressiveness, elegance, handwritten charm, display lettering, looping, flourished, calligraphic, delicate, slanted.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and slender, tapering strokes that mimic a flexible pen. Letterforms favor long, looping entry and exit strokes, with occasional swashes on capitals and extended ascenders/descenders that create a lively vertical rhythm. Counters are open and rounded, joins are smooth, and spacing varies slightly with the handwriting-like cadence, producing a natural, irregular texture while remaining visually consistent.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where its flourishes can shine—wedding suites, invitations, thank-you notes, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when generous line spacing is available.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, with a soft, handwritten polish that feels expressive rather than formal. Its looping forms and light touch suggest romance and sophistication, making text feel personal and boutique-like.
The design appears intended to provide an elegant, pen-written script for expressive display typography, balancing decorative capitals and smooth connectivity with an overall legible, flowing rhythm.
Capitals are notably decorative, using large loops and occasional crossover strokes that add personality but can draw attention in dense settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, slightly cursive shapes that blend well alongside letters.