Cursive Tilaf 8 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, approachable, handmade feel, energetic display, casual voice, brush lettering, brushy, rounded, bouncy, informal, painterly.
A brush-pen script with compact, slightly right-leaning letterforms and full, rounded terminals. Strokes show subtle pressure modulation, creating smooth thick-to-thin transitions without sharp contrast. Curves are soft and swollen, counters are small, and many joins feel implied rather than mechanically consistent, giving the alphabet a lively, drawn rhythm. Uppercase forms are tall and simple with broad strokes, while lowercase letters carry more looped motion and occasional tight apertures; numerals follow the same chunky, handwritten flow.
Well-suited to short, prominent text where an informal handwritten feel is desirable—logos, product packaging, café menus, posters, and social media graphics. It also works for punchy headlines or callouts when you want a friendly, brush-script accent rather than a polished typographic statement.
The overall tone is warm and upbeat, like quick signage written with a marker-brush. Its lively rhythm and soft edges read personable and energetic rather than formal or precise, lending an easygoing, conversational voice.
Designed to mimic quick, confident brush lettering with a contemporary, approachable demeanor. The goal appears to be expressive display text that feels personal and energetic while remaining bold enough to hold up in high-contrast applications.
Spacing appears naturally irregular in a controlled way, with noticeable variation in character widths and some letters extending with soft entry/exit strokes. The silhouette stays dark and legible at display sizes, while the denser joins and compact counters suggest careful sizing for smaller text.