Cursive Vivy 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, invitations, quotes, headlines, casual, personal, lively, expressive, friendly, handwritten tone, signature feel, casual branding, quick notes, brushy, loose, slanted, monoline, textured.
A brisk, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a loose brush-pen feel. Strokes read largely monoline with gently swollen joins and occasional tapered terminals, giving the letters an inked, slightly textured rhythm rather than a polished calligraphic finish. Counters are compact and forms are simplified, with a small x-height and tall, narrow ascenders/descenders that keep the texture vertical and quick. Spacing and widths vary organically, and many lowercase letters suggest cursive linkage through entry and exit strokes even when not fully connected.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten voice is desirable—posters, packaging callouts, invitations, social graphics, and pull quotes. It also works well for headings and subheads that need a casual, human counterpoint to a neutral body font, rather than for dense long-form text.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick notes or a confident marker signature. Its energetic slant and slightly rough stroke edges add a spontaneous, human warmth that feels conversational rather than formal.
Designed to capture fast, natural handwriting with a brushy edge and a clear italic flow, balancing expressive movement with enough structure to stay readable in real-world headline and branding applications.
Uppercase forms are tall and gestural, with a mix of straightened stems and rounded bowls that read clearly at display sizes. Numerals share the same handwritten cadence, with simple, single-stroke construction that matches the letterforms. The sample text shows consistent slant and tempo across words, creating a lively line texture while remaining legible.