Cursive Dagez 8 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social posts, branding, casual, friendly, playful, personal, lively, handwritten realism, warmth, informal display, everyday notes, brushy, looping, monoline, bouncy, rounded.
A casual script with a brush-pen feel and a mostly monoline stroke that stays smooth and low-contrast throughout. Letterforms lean consistently with soft, rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries, giving the strokes a handwritten, single-pass rhythm. Proportions are tall and compact with long ascenders and descenders, and the lowercase shows a tight, short mid-zone that makes the script feel airy and vertical. Connections are suggested by flowing joins and looping forms, but spacing remains open enough for individual letters to read clearly in running text.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display copy where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quotes, social graphics, packaging callouts, and casual lifestyle branding. It also works for headers and pull quotes when paired with a clean sans for body text.
The overall tone is approachable and upbeat, like quick handwriting used for notes, invitations, or labels. Its bouncy rhythm and relaxed stroke endings convey warmth and informality rather than precision or austerity.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, confident handwriting with a light brush-pen texture—prioritizing warmth, momentum, and legibility over formal calligraphic structure.
Uppercase forms are simplified and gestural, pairing well with the more fluid lowercase to create an easy, conversational hierarchy. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and consistent slant that helps them blend naturally into text.