Cursive Dadut 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social posts, packaging, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, personal, handwritten feel, signature look, friendly tone, casual emphasis, brushy, looping, bouncy, rounded, expressive.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel, built from smooth, tapered strokes and rounded turns. Letterforms lean consistently and show soft entry/exit strokes, with frequent looped construction in ascenders and capitals. The rhythm is bouncy and informal, with variable letter widths and slightly elastic spacing that mimics quick handwriting. Uppercase forms are simplified but prominent, often using long curves and occasional swashes, while lowercase stays compact and fluid with short, friendly counters.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where a personal, handcrafted voice is desired—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting designs, social media graphics, and pull quotes. It performs best at display sizes where the loops and stroke modulation can be appreciated.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, like a confident handwritten note. Its looping motion and soft terminals give it an upbeat, approachable character that reads as informal and personable rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to emulate natural, fast cursive writing with a brush-pen cadence, prioritizing warmth and momentum over strict regularity. It aims to deliver an easygoing handwritten signature feel that adds personality to headlines and highlight text.
Curves dominate the design, and many joins are implied by continuous stroke flow, which helps words feel cohesive in longer lines. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and a lightly calligraphic finish that keeps them consistent with the letterforms.