Cursive Ihdi 8 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, invitations, casual, friendly, lively, romantic, retro, hand-signed feel, expressive display, personal tone, casual elegance, brushy, slanted, looping, fluid, rounded.
A slanted, brush-pen cursive with smooth, continuous stroke flow and rounded terminals. The letterforms show gentle, even stroke modulation with soft joins, frequent entry/exit swashes, and occasional looped constructions (notably in capitals and ascenders). Spacing and widths vary in a natural handwritten rhythm, and forms lean toward compact, slightly condensed proportions while keeping counters open enough for phrase setting.
Works well for short-to-medium display text where a human, approachable voice is desired—logos, packaging callouts, café or boutique branding, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It is best used at larger sizes or with generous tracking to preserve the clarity of its loops and joins.
The font reads personable and upbeat, with an informal, hand-signed tone. Its looping strokes and sweeping capitals add a touch of romance and nostalgia, suggesting quick, confident handwriting rather than a formal script.
The design appears intended to mimic fluid brush handwriting for expressive headline use, balancing legibility with decorative swashes and a consistent cursive rhythm. Its character set is shaped to feel spontaneous and personal while staying cohesive across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Capitals are expressive and often begin with extended lead-in strokes that can dominate at larger sizes, while lowercase maintains a consistent forward momentum with connected cursive structure. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, rounded shapes that feel integrated with the alphabet.