Cursive Barid 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social media, branding, packaging, invitations, posters, casual, playful, friendly, expressive, modern, handwritten feel, friendly tone, expressive display, personal touch, brushy, organic, hand-drawn, fluid, bouncy.
A brush-pen style script with quick, tapered strokes and clear pressure contrast. Letterforms lean forward and move with a loose, rhythmic baseline, with generous curves and occasional looped joins in the lowercase. Strokes show natural modulation and rounded terminals, creating an energetic texture that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. Uppercase forms are simplified and open, while the lowercase is compact with short bodies and long, lively ascenders/descenders that add motion in text.
Works best for short, expressive text such as social graphics, lifestyle branding, product labels, invitations, and punchy headline callouts. It can add warmth to quotes or menu highlights, and is most effective at larger sizes where the brush contrast and lively joins are easy to read.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like fast, confident handwriting. Its brisk stroke energy and slightly bouncy rhythm give it a cheerful, conversational feel suited to upbeat messaging rather than formal settings.
Designed to mimic quick brush handwriting with a clean, contemporary polish. The goal appears to be an energetic, friendly script that feels personal and handmade while remaining consistent enough for repeated display use.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a handwriting way, with some letters forming partial connections while others remain separated, reinforcing a natural written cadence. Numerals keep the same brush logic, with simple shapes and pronounced stroke tapering that reads well in casual display contexts.