Cursive Nagak 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, social posts, invites, posters, branding, friendly, playful, casual, crafty, inviting, handwritten warmth, casual display, expressive script, friendly branding, brushy, rounded, bouncy, looped, handmade.
A lively brush-pen script with rounded terminals, compact proportions, and a gently forward-leaning rhythm. Strokes show subtle pressure variation with slightly tapered ends and occasional thickened downstrokes, giving the letters an inked, marker-like texture. Letterforms are loosely connected in text, with buoyant baselines, generous curves, and frequent loops in ascenders and descenders that keep the silhouette animated and informal.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where a handmade voice is desirable, such as packaging, café menus, greeting cards, invitations, social media graphics, and informal branding. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when paired with a quieter text face for body copy.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—like quick, confident handwriting used for notes, labels, or friendly headlines. Its bouncy movement and soft curves feel approachable and expressive rather than formal or restrained.
Designed to emulate natural brush handwriting with a readable, modern script flow and a warm, approachable personality. The intent appears to balance spontaneity and clarity, producing energetic word shapes that still hold together cleanly in phrases.
Capitals are simplified and gestural, mixing print-like structure with cursive motion, which makes word shapes distinctive at display sizes. Numerals match the handwritten energy with rounded forms and consistent stroke weight, supporting casual, human-centered typography.