Cursive Binel 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social posts, branding, casual, playful, friendly, whimsical, personal, handmade feel, casual voice, expressive caps, quick lettering, monoline-leaning, brushy, looped, bouncy, airy.
A lively handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a smooth, pen-drawn rhythm. Strokes feel brushy and tapered at terminals, with moderate thick–thin change and rounded joins that keep forms soft. Letterforms are compact and tall-leaning, with small counters and a notably low lowercase body relative to the ascenders and descenders, giving the line a springy, vertical emphasis. Connections are fluid in running text, while individual capitals show more variation and gesture-like stroke entries.
Well-suited to short-to-medium phrases where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, packaging accents, café menus, social media graphics, and pull quotes. It works best at display and subhead sizes where the tight counters and delicate joins remain clear.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident note-taking or a hand-lettered caption. Its bouncy movement and looped shapes read as upbeat and approachable rather than formal or reserved.
Designed to capture an easy, everyday handwriting feel with enough consistency for repeatable typesetting, while retaining small irregularities and expressive capitals to keep it feeling authentically hand-made.
Capital letters tend to be more display-oriented with distinctive, sometimes simplified structures, while the lowercase maintains a more continuous cursive flow. Numerals are similarly hand-drawn, with open, rounded shapes and slightly irregular proportions that reinforce the human, unpolished charm.