Cursive Umrak 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, headlines, friendly, playful, casual, lively, romantic, handwritten feel, expressive display, modern brush, signature style, brushy, fluid, looping, slanted, bouncy.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen modulation, showing sharp thick–thin contrast through curves and terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a bouncy baseline and rounded joins that keep words moving quickly. Capitals are larger and more gestural, with occasional entry swashes and open counters, while lowercase forms favor smooth loops and soft, tapered endings. Numerals follow the same calligraphic rhythm, with curved strokes and lively, handwritten irregularity.
Well-suited for short to medium display settings such as brand wordmarks, product packaging, café menus, social posts, greeting cards, and invitation headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers where a warm, handwritten voice is desired, while very small sizes or long text blocks may lose clarity due to the strong modulation and lively rhythm.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick, confident pen lettering used for informal notes or cheerful branding. Its energetic stroke contrast and looping forms add a slightly romantic, boutique feel without becoming overly formal.
Designed to emulate modern brush lettering with a quick, natural cadence—combining expressive capitals and smooth, connected lowercase to create an approachable signature-like look for contemporary display typography.
The texture is intentionally hand-made: stroke widths vary within letters, curves overshoot subtly, and spacing feels optically tuned rather than mechanically uniform. The script reads best when given room to breathe, as the heavier downstrokes can visually darken in dense settings.