Cursive Otju 8 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invites, greeting cards, beauty, boutique branding, airy, elegant, whimsical, delicate, romantic, refined script, personal touch, fashion feel, delicate display, monoline, tall, looped, spidery, lanky.
A tall, slender handwritten script with hairline strokes and pronounced vertical emphasis. Letterforms are built from smooth, continuous curves with frequent loops and occasional open counters, creating an airy texture. The rhythm is lightly slanted with long ascenders and descenders, and spacing stays relatively open for a script, helping the thin strokes remain legible at display sizes. Numerals match the same narrow, handwritten construction and feel lightly drawn rather than rigidly geometric.
Best suited for short display text where its thin strokes and long extenders can breathe—wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique or beauty branding, and elegant social media graphics. It can also work for headings or pull quotes when set large with generous line spacing to avoid collisions from the tall ascenders and descenders.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, with a soft, romantic flair. Its lanky proportions and fine-line loops add a touch of whimsy and fashion-forward elegance, reading more like personal penmanship than formal calligraphy.
Designed to capture a refined, modern handwritten look: tall proportions, delicate strokes, and looping forms that feel expressive without becoming overly ornate. The emphasis appears to be on stylish personality and a light, flowing word shape for display-driven typography.
Uppercase letters are especially elongated and gestural, functioning as prominent entry shapes at the start of words. The script connection behavior appears selective rather than fully continuous, giving words a lightly stitched, handwritten flow while keeping individual letters distinct.