Cursive Valu 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, energetic, casual, expressive, urban, personal, human warmth, display impact, handmade feel, quick handwriting, modern casual, brushy, gestural, angular, spiky, looping.
A slanted, brush-pen script with quick, gestural strokes and a lively baseline. Letterforms are built from narrow, tapered strokes with pointed terminals and occasional ink-like swell, giving a medium level of stroke modulation. The rhythm alternates between tight, upright-ish verticals and long, sweeping diagonals, producing a compact texture with frequent ascenders/descenders and a notably small x-height. Joins are selective rather than fully continuous, so words read as flowing handwriting without becoming uniformly connected.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as headlines, poster copy, packaging callouts, and brand marks that benefit from a handwritten voice. It also works well for social media graphics and quotes where an energetic brush-script feel is desired; for longer paragraphs, the compact proportions and small x-height may reduce comfort at smaller sizes.
The font conveys a spontaneous, handwritten confidence—fast, informal, and slightly edgy. Its sharp terminals and brisk slant add urgency and attitude, while the brush texture keeps it personable and approachable.
The design appears intended to capture a quick brush-pen handwriting style that feels authentic and human, prioritizing momentum and expressiveness over strict uniformity. Its narrow, tall proportions and sharp terminals suggest an emphasis on impactful display use while retaining an informal, personal tone.
Uppercase characters are tall and gestural, often resembling quick sign-marker capitals, while lowercase forms lean on simplified, single-stroke constructions. Counters tend to be narrow and openings are generous, which helps keep the script from feeling overly dense despite the tight proportions. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with varied widths and brisk curves.