Cursive Dagiy 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, playful, lively, handwritten feel, brush texture, casual script, expressive display, brushy, loose, expressive, rounded, bouncy.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen character and a compact footprint. Strokes show medium contrast with tapered entries and exits, occasional ink pooling at turns, and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms lean mostly upright with a loose baseline rhythm and variable widths, mixing connected cursive flow with frequent pen lifts that create semi-joined word shapes. Uppercase forms are tall and gestural, while lowercase counters stay small and simple, helping the text feel quick and spontaneous rather than engineered.
Works well for short to medium-length text where a personal, handmade voice is desired, such as branding accents, packaging labels, posters, social graphics, and pull quotes. It is particularly effective for headlines and subheads, or as a contrasting script paired with a clean sans for supporting copy.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick marker lettering on packaging or a note written in a hurry. Its energetic strokes and bouncy rhythm read as approachable and personal, with a slightly quirky charm that suits friendly, everyday messaging.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a font format, prioritizing personality, motion, and natural stroke behavior. The shapes aim for a casual scripted look that feels authentic and expressive rather than formally calligraphic.
Some capitals are especially distinctive and looped, giving headings a signature-like presence. Numerals match the hand-drawn feel with rounded shapes and slightly irregular proportions, maintaining the same brushy texture and stroke modulation as the letters.