Cursive Ekmag 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, invitations, friendly, playful, casual, lively, romantic, handwritten warmth, casual elegance, expressive display, brush lettering, brushy, looped, bouncy, smooth, informal.
A slanted, brush-pen cursive with smooth, flowing strokes and gentle tapering at terminals. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with compact lowercase proportions and a notably small x-height that emphasizes ascenders and descenders. Strokes show moderate thick–thin modulation and rounded joins, creating a soft, continuous rhythm even when characters are not fully connected. Uppercase forms mix simple script capitals with occasional looped or swashed structures, while overall spacing stays tight and energetic.
Best suited to short display settings where a personal, handwritten voice is desirable—such as quotes, greeting cards, invitations, product packaging, and social media graphics. It can also work for logos or wordmarks when a casual script impression is needed, but the narrow, compact lowercase suggests using comfortable sizes for clarity.
The font reads warm and personable, like quick handwritten lettering used for notes, labels, and casual headlines. Its bouncy curves and looping forms add a light, upbeat tone that feels inviting rather than formal.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident brush lettering in a polished digital form, balancing legibility with expressive loops and a lively slant. The emphasis on tall ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase helps create an elegant, handwritten silhouette for attention-grabbing lines of text.
Some glyphs lean toward simplified, single-stroke constructions, while others introduce decorative loops, giving the alphabet a hand-drawn spontaneity. Numerals follow the same brushy, handwritten logic with rounded shapes and slight irregularities that help maintain an organic feel.