Cursive Koris 8 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, headlines, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, whimsical, signature feel, elegant display, personal tone, swash emphasis, hairline, calligraphic, looped, slanted, monoline-ish.
A delicate cursive script with hairline strokes and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are built from long, sweeping entry and exit strokes, with generous loops in capitals and select lowercase, creating an open, airy texture. Curves are smooth and elastic, with occasional sharper joins and tapered terminals that mimic a fine pen touch. Spacing and widths fluctuate naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, handwritten rhythm while keeping an overall clean, consistent flow.
Works best for wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, beauty and lifestyle packaging, and signature-style logotypes. It also suits short headlines, pull quotes, and social graphics where a light, refined handwritten accent is needed, rather than long passages of text.
The font conveys a graceful, intimate tone—more like a quick, stylish signature than formal engraved script. Its lightness and looping movement feel romantic and slightly playful, suitable for tasteful, personal messaging where softness and finesse are desired.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of fast cursive penmanship while polishing it into a cohesive, elegant display script. Its emphasis on swashy capitals and flowing connections suggests a focus on expressive openings and signature-like word shapes for high-impact, personal-feeling typography.
Capitals are especially flamboyant, featuring large initial swashes and oversized oval forms that can dominate a line when used in title case. Numerals follow the same thin, slanted handwriting logic, with simple, lightly curved shapes that stay visually unobtrusive. The overall color on the page is very pale, so it benefits from larger sizes and high-contrast reproduction.