Cursive Tonet 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, greeting cards, casual, friendly, lively, personal, retro, handwritten warmth, signature feel, casual display, brand personality, brushy, slanted, looping, rounded, fluid.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with smooth curves, tapered terminals, and moderately varied stroke widths that suggest pressure-driven writing. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with a quick, forward rhythm and frequent looped shapes in both capitals and lowercase. Strokes favor rounded joins and soft, sweeping entry/exit strokes, giving lines of text a continuous handwritten flow while retaining clear individual character shapes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open counters and simple, brisk forms that match the text tone.
This font suits short to medium-length text where a human, handwritten voice is desired—logos, product packaging, social graphics, invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes. It performs particularly well in display sizes and headline settings where its narrow, flowing forms and energetic capitals can carry the message without needing long-form readability.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like a neat signature or a handwritten note done with a felt-tip or brush pen. It reads upbeat and approachable, with a slightly nostalgic, hand-crafted character that feels more expressive than formal.
The design appears intended to capture the look of confident, quick cursive written with a brush pen—clean enough to be legible, but expressive enough to feel personal and crafted. Its compact proportions and consistent forward slant suggest a focus on lively branding and display use rather than formal document typography.
Capitals are energetic and stylized, often leaning on broad curved strokes and occasional looped construction, which makes them especially prominent in headlines. The narrow proportions and lively slant create a fast cadence; spacing appears designed to keep words moving smoothly without feeling overly decorative.