Cursive Ekmiv 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, headlines, elegant, expressive, airy, romantic, lively, hand-lettered feel, stylish script, personal tone, display emphasis, calligraphic, brushy, looping, slanted, swashy.
A slanted, calligraphy-inspired script with slender letterforms and pronounced stroke contrast. The strokes feel brush-driven, with tapered entries and exits, occasional ink-like pooling on heavier downstrokes, and smooth, continuous curves that create a quick handwritten rhythm. Capitals are tall and gestural with modest flourishes, while lowercase forms are compact and loop-oriented, producing a light, airy texture. Spacing is relatively open for a script, and character widths vary noticeably, adding organic movement across words.
This font works best for short to medium display text where its contrast and loops can be appreciated—wedding or event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, social graphics, and pull quotes. It can also serve as an accent face paired with a simpler sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone is refined yet informal, combining a fashionable, handwritten polish with a spontaneous personal touch. It reads as romantic and slightly dramatic, suited to designs that want to feel bespoke, graceful, and expressive rather than strict or technical.
The design appears intended to mimic confident pen or brush lettering: elegant, narrow, and fluid, with enough variation in stroke and proportion to feel authentically hand-drawn while remaining consistent across the character set.
Ascenders and descenders are long and prominent, and the low x-height accentuates a delicate, high-waisted look in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying slender and slightly calligraphic to match the alphabet.