Cursive Bigem 8 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, playful, friendly, personal, lively, hand-lettered feel, casual warmth, expressive display, human texture, quick lettering, brushy, monoline-leaning, bouncy, rounded, organic.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show noticeable pressure contrast, with tapered entries and exits and occasional thickened downstrokes that create a rhythmic, calligraphic texture. Letterforms are loosely constructed and slightly variable in width, with rounded bowls, open counters, and fluid, swept terminals; connections appear informal, with some letters joining while others remain separate. Ascenders and descenders are relatively long compared to the compact lowercase bodies, and the numerals follow the same energetic, hand-drawn cadence.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where personality matters: logos and wordmarks, packaging labels, posters, social graphics, and invitations or greeting card headlines. It performs especially well at display sizes where the contrast and tapering can be appreciated, and where a casual, hand-lettered feel is desired.
The font reads as warm and informal, like quick marker lettering used for notes, captions, or packaging callouts. Its buoyant motion and uneven, human cadence lend it a friendly, conversational tone with a touch of whimsy rather than formality.
Designed to mimic expressive, everyday brush handwriting with a quick, confident stroke and natural variation. The emphasis appears to be on charm and immediacy—capturing the look of hand-lettered titles and informal messaging rather than strict consistency or text-setting neutrality.
The overall color is moderately dark with visible stroke tapering, which helps keep forms airy even at larger sizes. Some glyphs lean toward simplified, single-stroke constructions, reinforcing the spontaneous handwritten character and making repeated letters feel naturally non-uniform.