Cursive Vase 8 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, headlines, energetic, handmade, expressive, casual, confident, hand-painted feel, fast lettering, display impact, personal tone, brushy, textured, slanted, dynamic, organic.
A slanted, brush-pen script with visibly textured stroke edges and occasional ink breaks that emulate dry-brush pressure. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with lively modulation from thick downstrokes to thinner connecting strokes. Terminals are tapered and often angled, and the overall rhythm is quick and forward-leaning, producing a punchy, continuous flow in words. Caps are bold and simplified with sweeping entries, while lowercase forms keep a tight body with brisk ascenders and descenders that add movement without becoming overly ornate.
Best suited for display applications where the brush texture and lively slant can read at comfortable sizes, such as posters, product packaging, event titles, social media graphics, and brand accents. It can also work for short pull quotes or section headers when paired with a neutral sans or serif for body copy.
The font feels spontaneous and energetic, like fast marker lettering used for emphasis. Its roughened brush texture and assertive slant give it a confident, informal tone suited to friendly, contemporary messaging rather than polished formality.
Designed to capture the look of quick, hand-painted lettering with strong contrast and natural stroke texture, prioritizing personality and motion over strict regularity. The condensed, forward-leaning construction suggests an intent to deliver impact in short phrases and attention-grabbing titles.
Texture is a defining feature: edges appear slightly ragged and strokes show subtle variability, which adds authenticity but can reduce clarity at very small sizes. Numerals follow the same brush rhythm and look best when used as part of display typography rather than dense tabular settings.