Cursive Dalab 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, casual, friendly, playful, personal, lively, handwritten feel, casual display, expressive tone, personal voice, brushy, monoline-ish, loopy, airy, bouncy.
A brisk handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth loops with occasional sharp turns. Strokes show subtle pressure modulation and tapered terminals, with a right-leaning rhythm and compact proportions. Letterforms are tall and slim, with small bowls and a relatively low lowercase height compared to the ascenders and capitals, creating an airy vertical cadence. Connections are mostly implied rather than fully continuous, giving the text a quick, lightly sketched flow while keeping individual letters distinct.
Works best for short to medium display text where a personable, hand-drawn voice is desired—such as branding accents, poster titles, packaging callouts, invitations, and social graphics. It can also suit pull quotes or section headers when paired with a quieter text face for body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and informal, like quick notes, labels, or hand-lettered headings. Its energetic slant and springy curves feel approachable and contemporary, with a touch of whimsy from the oversized loops and lively stroke endings.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush handwriting: expressive, tall, and slightly irregular, prioritizing charm and momentum over strict uniformity. Its narrow, slanted structure helps fit longer phrases in headings while maintaining a lively, handwritten presence.
Capitals have a prominent, simplified calligraphic structure that reads well in short bursts, while the lowercase introduces more loops and variability that enhances the handmade character. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with open shapes and rounded turns, suitable for casual display rather than dense tabular settings.