Cursive Apbus 8 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, quotations, friendly, playful, casual, romantic, crafty, handwritten feel, personal tone, decorative caps, display script, modern casual, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, airy.
A lively brush-script with a quick, handwritten rhythm and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper into pointed terminals and occasional teardrop-like ends, with smooth curves, generous loops, and a consistent rightward slant. Letterforms are compact and narrow with tight joins and springy baselines, while capitals add more flourish and contrast through longer entry/exit strokes and occasional swashes.
Well-suited to logos, small brand marks, packaging accents, invitations, greeting cards, and social graphics where a personal, handmade voice is desired. It works especially well for short headlines, quotes, and name-based treatments where the expressive capitals can lead.
The overall tone is warm, informal, and personable, like neat lettering made with a flexible brush pen. Its energetic movement and soft curves give it a charming, upbeat feel suited to friendly messaging rather than formal typography.
Designed to emulate confident brush lettering in a clean, digitized form, balancing decorative capitals with a more continuous lowercase for quick, natural-looking word shapes. The intent appears to be a modern, approachable script that adds personality and motion to display text.
Capitals are more decorative and attention-grabbing than the lowercase, which reads as a connected, flowing script with simplified counters. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with tapered strokes and rounded shapes, keeping the texture consistent across mixed text.