Cursive Diret 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, posters, invitations, casual, friendly, expressive, lively, personal, handwritten voice, brush script, casual emphasis, expressive titles, brushy, fluid, rounded, slanted, looping.
A right-slanted, brush-pen script with smooth, continuous strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms show medium contrast from pressure-like modulation and occasional tapered entries/exits, with a slightly textured, hand-drawn edge. Proportions are compact and on the narrow side, with tight counters and a brisk rhythm; capitals are prominent and gestural while lowercase maintains a steady, readable x-height. Connections are generally flowing in text, but shapes retain a handwritten irregularity that keeps the line lively rather than mechanically uniform.
Well suited to branding accents, packaging labels, social media graphics, and headline or pull-quote treatments where a handwritten voice is desired. It also works for invitations and casual stationery, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting copy.
The overall tone feels informal and approachable, like quick, confident handwriting made for emphasis. Its energetic slant and bold, sweeping capitals add a sense of movement and spontaneity, giving text a personable, upbeat character.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering—smooth, fast, and human—while staying coherent enough for short paragraphs. It balances expressive capitals and fluid joins with consistent lowercase proportions to deliver an informal script that reads clearly in display and short-form text.
Capitals feature distinctive swashes and open curves that stand out strongly in titles, while numerals follow the same brushy logic with simplified, handwritten construction. At smaller sizes the tight interior spaces and stroke overlap can build density, so it benefits from comfortable tracking and line spacing in longer passages.