Cursive Elgus 8 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, personal, playful, handwritten feel, expressive display, casual elegance, compact wordshape, brushy, monoline, slanted, looping, bouncy.
A flowing handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and brush-pen influenced strokes. Letterforms are compact and narrow, with tall ascenders/descenders and a noticeably small x-height that gives the lowercase a delicate, rising rhythm. Strokes appear largely monoline with subtle thick–thin modulation from implied pressure, and terminals are rounded or softly tapered. Capitals are simplified and open, often starting with a sweeping entry stroke, while lowercase shapes favor quick, single-stroke construction with occasional loops and long cross-strokes that add momentum.
Well-suited to short, expressive text such as branding phrases, packaging labels, social posts, invitations, and pull quotes. It performs best in headlines, names, and brief messaging rather than dense paragraphs, where its compact lowercase and tight spacing can reduce clarity.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick but confident handwriting. Its airy rhythm and lively bounce read as friendly and approachable, with enough elegance in the swashes to feel polished without becoming formal.
Designed to capture a natural, fast handwritten feel with a brushy finish and a compact, stylish silhouette. The narrow rhythm and tall extenders suggest an intention to create an elegant yet casual script that stays energetic in short lines of text.
Spacing is relatively tight and the narrow proportions make words feel compact, while long extenders and occasional flourishes create vertical movement. In the sample text, the script reads best at display sizes where the small x-height and compact counters have room to breathe.