Cursive Fidis 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signature, branding, invitations, headlines, quotes, elegant, airy, personal, casual, refined, handwritten feel, signature look, expressive display, personal tone, monoline, slanted, looped, flowing, single-stroke.
A slim, slanted handwritten script with a largely monoline stroke and gently tapered terminals. Letterforms are built from long, flowing curves and open bowls, with occasional looped ascenders and descenders that add rhythm without becoming overly ornate. Uppercase characters are tall and gestural, often beginning with a leading entry stroke and finishing with extended exit strokes, while lowercase forms stay compact with modest joins and simplified counters. Spacing is uneven in a natural way and widths vary from narrow to more extended forms, creating a lively, handwritten cadence in words and lines of text.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where its flowing rhythm can be appreciated, such as signatures, branding marks, invitations, pull quotes, and expressive headings. It also works well for lightweight overlay text on imagery when generous tracking and line spacing are available.
The overall tone feels personable and graceful, balancing casual handwriting with a polished, signature-like elegance. Its light touch and sweeping strokes read as friendly and expressive, lending a relaxed sophistication rather than a formal calligraphic stiffness.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, confident pen handwriting—smooth, legible, and stylish—while maintaining enough consistency for repeated use in titles and branded phrases. The prominent capitals and extended strokes suggest an emphasis on a personal, signature-forward voice.
In sample text, long strokes and high-contrast whitespace give lines a breezy texture, especially in capitals and letters with tall ascenders. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic—simple, open shapes with a consistent slant—helping the set feel cohesive across letters and numbers.