Cursive Apkus 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, greeting, invitations, branding, packaging, playful, romantic, handmade, airy, elegant, handwritten elegance, casual charm, display script, signature look, celebratory tone, brushy, looped, bouncy, tall, swashy.
A tall, slanted script with a brush-pen feel and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are narrow and vertical in proportion, with long ascenders/descenders and a notably small x-height that gives the design a light, airy rhythm. Strokes often taper to fine entry/exit points, with rounded terminals, occasional looped joins, and gentle swashes—especially in capitals and select lowercase forms. Spacing and widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural handwritten cadence while remaining visually consistent across words and lines.
This font works best for short to medium-length display settings where its delicate joins and high contrast can be appreciated: wedding and event stationery, greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging, social posts, and pull quotes. It is particularly effective for names, titles, and logo-style wordmarks where a handcrafted, personable tone is desired.
The overall tone is friendly and expressive, with a soft, romantic charm. Its lively loops and buoyant rhythm feel personal and celebratory, balancing elegance with an informal, handwritten warmth.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush lettering—capturing natural stroke pressure, tapered starts and finishes, and a slightly bouncy baseline. Its narrow, tall proportions and small x-height suggest a focus on elegant display typography rather than extended text reading.
Capitals tend to be tall and simplified with occasional flourish, while lowercase maintains smooth, flowing connections and intermittent breaks that mimic pen lifts. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing tapered strokes with rounded bowls for a cohesive texture in headings or short numeric strings.