Cursive Uplep 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, expressive, energetic, friendly, modern, handwritten feel, display impact, signature style, modern casual, brushy, slanted, monolinear, looping, airy.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with lively, fast strokes and tapered terminals. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning with variable stroke pressure, creating crisp thick–thin rhythm and a slightly textured, handwritten edge. The glyphs show open counters and simplified joins, balancing speed-written spontaneity with consistent proportions across the set. Capitals are larger and more gestural, often built from a single sweeping stroke, while lowercase forms stay tight and streamlined.
Well-suited to logos, product packaging, and promotional headlines where a handwritten voice is desirable. It performs especially well for short-to-medium display copy such as posters, social media graphics, invitations, and quote treatments that benefit from a dynamic, brush-script presence.
The font reads as confident and informal, with a quick, signature-like momentum. Its sharp tapers and long cross-strokes give it a punchy, contemporary feel, while the looping curves keep it personable and approachable.
Designed to emulate quick brush lettering with a clean, contemporary rhythm—capturing the immediacy of hand-drawn writing while maintaining enough consistency for repeated use in display typography.
Long horizontals (notably on the crossbar of t) and extended entry/exit strokes create a strong directional flow that can add emphasis in headlines. The compact lowercase and slender overall footprint help it fit longer phrases, though the energetic stroke endings keep the texture lively.