Cursive Atrew 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, greeting cards, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, friendly tone, modern casual, expressive display, brushy, rounded, bouncy, monoline-like, looped.
A casual handwritten script with brush-pen character and softly rounded terminals. Strokes show noticeable contrast, with thicker downstrokes and lighter hairlines, and a gently irregular baseline that creates a bouncy rhythm. Forms are generally upright with narrow letter shapes and compact counters, while spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph. Uppercase letters are tall and simple, and the lowercase includes occasional loops and partial connections that feel written rather than constructed.
Works well for short to medium-length display text where a handcrafted voice is desired, such as logos, product packaging, social graphics, invitations, and quote-style headlines. It’s best used at sizes where the stroke contrast and tight internal spaces remain clear.
The overall tone is warm and informal, reading like quick, confident handwriting. Its bounce and stroke modulation give it a personable, upbeat feel suited to friendly messaging rather than formal typography.
The design appears intended to emulate neat, modern brush handwriting with a lively cadence and approachable personality, balancing legibility with an intentionally human, slightly varied texture.
Letterforms favor smooth, continuous curves and simplified joins, which keeps texture light even at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with narrow proportions and open, airy shapes that match the script’s rhythm.