Cursive Solam 8 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, greeting cards, social posts, playful, friendly, casual, lively, warm, handmade feel, casual charm, friendly branding, expressive lettering, brushy, rounded, bouncy, informal, smooth.
A brush-pen style script with rounded terminals, swelling downstrokes, and lighter connecting strokes that create a lively, calligraphic rhythm. Letterforms lean forward with a bouncy baseline and varied stroke modulation, giving the set a distinctly handwritten cadence. Counters are generally open and soft, with simplified joins and occasional looped forms in the lowercase, while capitals are compact and gestural rather than formal. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with smooth curves and slightly varied widths that keep the texture organic.
Best suited for short, expressive copy such as headlines, logos, product labels, and social media graphics where a handmade voice is desirable. It can also work well for invitations, greeting cards, and crafts-themed packaging when set with generous spacing and moderate line lengths.
The overall tone feels cheerful and approachable, like quick marker lettering used for notes, invitations, or upbeat branding. Its energetic curves and friendly softness communicate informality and warmth without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush lettering—combining legible forms with an intentionally imperfect, human rhythm. It aims to deliver an upbeat handwritten signature while keeping shapes simple enough for broad display use.
The font’s texture is most coherent at display sizes, where the stroke contrast and rounded brush edges read clearly. In longer text, the lively movement and variable letter widths can create a busy color, especially where loops and tight joins cluster.