Cursive Degez 8 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social posts, packaging, quotes, invitations, friendly, airy, casual, lively, handmade, handwritten feel, personal tone, signature look, casual elegance, monoline, looping, upright slant, tall ascenders, open counters.
A light, handwritten script with a narrow, upright-leaning rhythm and long, slender stems. Strokes behave like a quick pen line—mostly monoline with subtle pressure changes—and terminals often finish in soft hooks or tapered flicks. Letterforms are compact and tall, with a notably low x-height and prominent ascenders/descenders that create a vertical, airy texture. Connections appear frequently in lowercase, while capitals are simpler and more stand-alone, giving a loose, informal flow rather than strict continuous joining.
Best suited to short, expressive copy such as quotes, invitations, greeting cards, product packaging accents, and social media graphics. It also works well for logo-style wordmarks when used at larger sizes where the delicate strokes and looping forms can breathe.
The overall tone feels personable and spontaneous, like neat note-taking or a casual signature. Its tall proportions and delicate stroke add a light, contemporary sweetness, while the irregularities keep it approachable and human.
The design appears intended to mimic a quick, elegant everyday handwriting style—legible and tidy, yet clearly informal. Its narrow footprint and tall extenders suggest an emphasis on fitting longer phrases while maintaining a graceful, handwritten feel.
Spacing and joins vary slightly from letter to letter, reinforcing a natural hand-drawn cadence. Counters remain open and the line is clean, but the narrow set and tight interior shapes can make small sizes feel busy, especially in dense text.