Cursive Dusi 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, packaging, invitations, editorial display, brand signatures, elegant, airy, personal, romantic, refined, signature style, boutique branding, expressive display, modern calligraphy, monoline feel, high slant, looping, swashy caps, calligraphic.
A flowing, highly slanted script with a delicate, pen-like stroke and smooth, continuous curves. Capitals are generous and expressive, featuring long entry strokes, open bowls, and occasional looped forms that create a signature-like silhouette. Lowercase letters are compact with a notably small x-height and long ascenders/descenders, giving lines a vertical, elastic rhythm. Strokes stay generally fine and even, with gentle thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals that suggest quick, confident handwriting rather than rigid construction.
Well suited to display applications where elegance and personality are desired, such as logotypes, brand signatures, cosmetics or lifestyle packaging, event stationery, and headlines in editorial layouts. It performs best in short-to-medium text runs, names, and pull quotes where the sweeping capitals and cursive rhythm can be appreciated, rather than dense body copy.
The overall tone is graceful and personal, with an intimate, handwritten polish that reads as upscale rather than casual. Its airy spacing and sweeping capitals lend a romantic, boutique feel suited to expressive naming and short statements. The energetic slant and looping joins add motion and warmth, like a practiced signature.
The design appears intended to capture a refined, modern handwritten signature look—light on its feet, fast in movement, and expressive in its capitals—while maintaining consistent rhythm across the alphabet and numerals for practical display use.
Connection behavior varies: many lowercase forms link smoothly, while some letters keep slight separation, creating a natural handwritten cadence. The numeral set follows the same slender, handwritten logic, with simple shapes and subtle curves that align with the script’s momentum. At smaller sizes the very small x-height and fine strokes may reduce clarity, while larger settings showcase the stroke finesse and swash-like capital gestures.