Cursive Elkom 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, social media, packaging, quotes, casual, energetic, personal, modern, expressive, handwritten feel, display impact, personal tone, brush energy, brushy, slanted, airy, tall, spiky.
A brisk, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and tall, narrow proportions. Strokes show brush-pen behavior with tapered entries and exits, occasional sharp terminals, and moderate thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are mostly non-connecting but keep a consistent cursive rhythm through angled stems and flowing joins where they occur, producing a quick, note-like texture. Uppercase forms are larger and more gestural, while lowercase stays compact with a notably low x-height relative to long ascenders and descenders.
This font suits short, expressive text such as branding accents, poster headlines, packaging callouts, social media graphics, and quote treatments. It performs best when given room to breathe—larger sizes and generous line spacing help preserve its quick, brushy detail and the long ascenders/descenders.
The overall tone feels informal and lively, like fast marker lettering used for personal notes or spontaneous headlines. Its slanted, sweeping shapes give it a confident, upbeat attitude with a slightly edgy, contemporary flair rather than a delicate calligraphic mood.
The design appears intended to capture a fast, contemporary handwritten look with brush-pen energy and a narrow, upright-with-slant silhouette. It prioritizes personality and momentum over strict regularity, aiming to deliver a natural, human cadence in display settings.
Spacing reads open and slightly irregular in a natural handwriting way, which adds authenticity and motion in longer lines. Distinctive, elongated descenders and angled cross-strokes contribute to a dynamic baseline rhythm and make the font most impactful at display sizes.