Cursive Adnes 8 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, branding, airy, elegant, romantic, personal, whimsical, signature style, personal tone, refined script, light elegance, monoline, loopy, tall, delicate, calligraphic.
A delicate, monoline script with tall ascenders, long descenders, and generous open counters. Strokes look pen-drawn with a steady, lightly modulated rhythm and a consistent forward slant. Letterforms mix simple hairline connections with occasional looped joins, and capitals are larger, more gestural, and occasionally flourish-like, giving the set a lively handwritten cadence. Spacing is relatively open for a script, helping the thin strokes stay clear in continuous text.
Well suited to wedding collateral, invitations, greeting cards, and short quote treatments where a light, elegant handwritten voice is desired. It can also work for boutique branding elements such as tags, labels, and social graphics, especially at larger sizes where the fine strokes and loops remain crisp.
The font feels intimate and refined, like a neat personal note written quickly but with care. Its slender, looping movement reads as graceful and slightly whimsical, with a soft, romantic tone rather than bold display drama.
Designed to evoke an understated, modern handwritten signature feel: refined, narrow, and airy, with expressive capitals and a smooth, continuous writing rhythm for personable display text.
Uppercase forms provide the primary personality: they’re tall, airy, and more expressive than the lowercase, which stays simpler for readability. Numerals are similarly light and handwritten, matching the overall stroke weight and slant.