Cursive Anbim 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, personal, airy, handwritten feel, friendly tone, space saving, casual elegance, quick notes, monoline feel, looping, bouncy, tall ascenders, open counters.
A lively cursive hand with tall, slender proportions and a right-leaning, pen-written rhythm. Strokes show subtle thickness modulation, with smooth, tapered terminals and occasional heavier downstrokes that mimic pressure changes. Letterforms are loosely connected in text, with generous loops on ascenders and descenders, open bowls, and a slightly bouncy baseline that keeps the texture animated. Capitals are simplified and narrow, with a few prominent looped forms that add flourish without becoming overly ornate.
Well suited to lighthearted branding, packaging accents, invitations, greeting cards, and social graphics where a personal handwritten voice is desired. It performs best at display sizes for headlines, short quotes, and name-style wordmarks, where the loops and rhythm can be appreciated without crowding.
The overall tone feels approachable and informal, like quick but confident handwriting on a note or card. Its narrow, upright-leaning flow reads energetic and light, balancing charm with legibility for short, expressive lines.
Designed to capture the look of natural cursive writing in a clean, streamlined way—prioritizing fluidity and personality while keeping shapes relatively simple and readable. The narrow proportions and tall extenders suggest an intent to fit expressive script into tight spaces without losing its handwritten charm.
Spacing in running text looks compact, and the connecting strokes create a continuous, flowing word shape while still keeping individual letters distinct. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying narrow and simple with rounded turns and consistent slant.