Cursive Ulfy 8 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, quotes, energetic, expressive, playful, confident, casual, handwritten feel, brush texture, display impact, personal tone, brushy, slanted, rounded, tapered, looped.
A slanted, brush-pen script with confident, pressure-driven strokes and frequent tapered terminals. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with smooth joins, rounded bowls, and occasional sharp flicks on entry and exit strokes. The rhythm is lively and slightly variable, with noticeable changes in stroke thickness that mimic natural hand pressure. Counters tend to be compact and the overall texture reads dense and ink-rich, especially in uppercase and at larger sizes.
Best suited for display applications where the bold, brushy texture can shine—posters, packaging, café menus, social graphics, and short quotes. It also works well for branding accents such as logos, labels, and headers, while extended small-size paragraphs may feel visually busy due to the dense stroke texture and compact counters.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—like quick marker lettering used for headlines and callouts. Its bouncy slant, bold presence, and energetic stroke endings feel friendly and informal, leaning toward contemporary handwritten signage rather than formal calligraphy.
Designed to replicate fast, confident brush handwriting with a strong forward motion and expressive stroke contrast. The goal appears to be an informal, attention-grabbing script that feels personal and contemporary, prioritizing gesture and rhythm over strict regularity.
Uppercase forms are prominent and gesture-driven, functioning well as initials or emphasis within mixed-case text. Descenders (such as in g, j, y) are long and sweeping, adding motion but also increasing the chance of collisions in tighter line spacing. Numerals are similarly cursive and stylized, matching the same brush rhythm rather than a strict lining-text set.