Cursive Gukov 8 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, airy, elegant, intimate, refined, whimsical, handwritten elegance, signature style, soft personalization, light display, monoline, looping, slanted, tall, delicate.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and tall, narrow proportions. Strokes stay thin and even, with smooth curves, open counters, and frequent looped forms that keep the rhythm continuous. Uppercase letters are prominent and calligraphic in scale, while lowercase remains compact with restrained joins and long, tapering entry/exit strokes that create a light, flowing texture.
Well suited to signature marks, personal stationery, invitations, and boutique branding where a light, handwritten tone is desirable. It also works for short display lines—quotes, headers, or packaging accents—where its tall cursive forms can breathe and remain legible.
The overall tone feels airy and personal, like careful penmanship rather than bold brush lettering. Its graceful loops and slender structure read as refined and slightly romantic, with a gentle whimsy in the exaggerated capitals and sweeping connections.
Designed to emulate elegant, informal handwriting with a consistent pen-stroke feel and graceful, looping movement. The emphasis on slender proportions, expressive capitals, and smooth connections suggests an aim toward refined, personal display typography rather than dense text setting.
Caps and lowercase mix comfortably for a signature-like look, and the numerals follow the same thin, handwritten logic with simple, rounded forms. The spacing and joins create a smooth line in longer phrases, but the delicate strokes and narrow letterforms give it a quieter presence best suited to larger sizes or more open layouts.