Cursive Apbuh 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, greeting cards, quotes, casual, lively, friendly, playful, expressive, handwritten feel, display lettering, casual warmth, personal tone, brushy, looping, bouncy, tall, airy.
A tall, slender handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and a pronounced thick–thin stroke pattern. Letterforms are mostly upright with long ascenders and occasional descenders, giving the line a vertical, airy rhythm. Strokes taper into pointed terminals and show slight wobble and ink-like modulation, while spacing remains open enough for clear word shapes. The lowercase is compact with small counters and a petite x-height, and the caps lean toward simplified, monoline-like silhouettes that keep the overall texture light and quick.
This style works best for display use where an authentic handwritten voice is desired, such as branding accents, packaging labels, social posts, invitations, greeting cards, and quote graphics. It performs especially well at medium to large sizes where the fine stroke transitions and delicate joins can remain crisp.
The font reads like fast, confident handwriting—warm, informal, and a little whimsical. Its looping joins and springy verticality create an upbeat tone that feels personal and conversational rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the energy of quick brush handwriting while maintaining readable, tidy word shapes. Its tall proportions and controlled rhythm suggest a focus on expressive, modern display lettering for short-form copy.
Connections between letters are frequent but not overly continuous, producing a semi-joined cursive flow that stays legible in mixed-case text. The numerals and several capitals share the same tall proportions and tapered endings, helping headings and short phrases feel consistent with the script character.