Cursive Imley 8 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, branding, packaging, casual, friendly, airy, personal, playful, handwritten feel, approachability, informal tone, personal voice, monoline, rounded, bouncy, light, open.
A relaxed, slanted script with smooth, monoline strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms are built from quick, continuous pen-like movements, with open counters and generous curves that keep the texture light and breathable. Capitals are taller and more gestural than the lowercase, while the lowercase maintains a compact body with long, sweeping ascenders and descenders. Spacing is slightly elastic, giving lines a natural handwritten rhythm rather than strict mechanical regularity.
Well-suited for short-to-medium text where a personal voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social media graphics, and lifestyle branding. It can also work effectively on packaging and small headlines when set with ample line spacing to preserve its airy rhythm.
The overall tone feels conversational and approachable, like a neat note written quickly with a felt-tip pen. Its bouncy slant and soft curves add a warm, upbeat character without becoming overly formal or ornate.
Designed to capture an easy, everyday handwriting feel: smooth, fast strokes, gentle slant, and friendly proportions aimed at adding personality and warmth to display text.
Some glyphs show simplified joins and intermittent connectivity, producing a semi-connected flow that improves clarity in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and modest, humanist irregularities that reinforce the informal texture.