Cursive Anrap 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social media, packaging, logos, playful, handmade, friendly, lively, casual, handwritten charm, casual branding, personal tone, display emphasis, brushy, looping, tall ascenders, bouncy baseline, calligraphic.
A brush-pen cursive with energetic, slightly right-leaning forms and pronounced stroke contrast that suggests pressure changes. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with tall ascenders and descenders, compact counters, and a lively rhythm that alternates between thin hairlines and heavier downstrokes. Connections are frequent but not rigidly continuous, giving the script a natural handwritten flow with occasional lifted joins. Rounded terminals, looped strokes, and softly tapered ends reinforce the drawn-with-a-pen character while maintaining clear silhouettes in both uppercase and lowercase.
This font fits short-to-medium display settings where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—invites, cards, boutique packaging, social posts, and casual branding marks. It also works well for pull quotes and headings when paired with a restrained sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is cheerful and personable, with a spontaneous, handwritten charm. It reads as modern and informal rather than formal calligraphy, projecting warmth and approachability with a hint of flair.
The design appears intended to emulate a natural brush-script signature style: expressive enough for display, but structured enough to stay legible across mixed-case phrases and common pangram text.
Uppercase letters are expressive and slightly more decorative, while the lowercase keeps a simpler, quick-written structure with consistent slant and spacing. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open, rounded shapes and subtle stroke modulation that matches the letters.