Cursive Utgag 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, quotes, invitations, playful, handmade, expressive, casual, friendly, handwritten feel, brush texture, casual charm, display impact, brushy, textured, slanted, looping, bouncy.
A brush-pen cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and lively, variable stroke width. Letterforms are tall and narrow with compact counters and a relatively low x-height, while ascenders and descenders are long and energetic. Strokes show a textured, slightly rough edge and frequent tapering, giving a natural marker/brush feel; joins are fluid but not rigidly continuous, with occasional lifted connections. Capitals are simple and upright in construction but rendered with the same dynamic contrast, creating clear word shapes at display sizes.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text such as headlines, branding marks, product labels, invitations, and pull quotes where a personal, handcrafted feel is desired. It can work for brief emphasis in UI or editorial layouts, but the textured contrast and compact proportions are most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone feels informal and upbeat, like quick hand-lettering for notes, packaging, or social posts. Its expressive contrast and textured strokes add warmth and personality, leaning more playful than formal or traditional.
This design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with natural pressure changes and a slightly imperfect edge. The narrow, tall proportions and looping cursive shapes prioritize expressive word silhouettes and a handmade personality over neutral, long-form readability.
The rhythm is bouncy, with noticeable variation in stroke pressure and occasional ink pooling at curves and terminals. Spacing is visually tight in places due to the narrow forms and flowing joins, which helps create cohesive script-like words but can look busy at small sizes. Numerals follow the same brush logic and remain legible, with especially distinctive, handwritten-like forms for 2, 3, and 7.