Cursive Panaz 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, headlines, packaging, social media, energetic, casual, expressive, modern, youthful, handwritten feel, signature style, brush energy, display impact, brushy, slanted, dry-brush, angular, bouncy.
A slanted brush-script with a lively, fast rhythm and visibly tapered strokes that shift from thick presses to hairline exits. Letterforms are compact and tightly set, with tall ascenders/descenders and small lowercase bodies, producing a high, airy vertical profile. Strokes often show a dry-brush texture and pointed terminals, and curves are drawn with quick, confident sweeps rather than carefully rounded calligraphic bowls. Connections are mostly implied by the cursive construction and forward momentum, while individual letters remain clearly separated in many cases for legibility.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as logos, product names, poster titles, pull quotes, and social graphics. It can also work for packaging accents or menu headings where a quick handwritten feel is desired, but extended body copy may feel busy due to the tight proportions and energetic stroke texture.
The overall tone feels spontaneous and personable, like confident marker or brush lettering made in one pass. Its sharp joins, brisk slant, and textured edges add urgency and attitude, reading as contemporary and informal rather than traditional or ceremonial.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a refined, repeatable alphabet, balancing personal character with consistent slant and rhythm. The goal appears to be an informal signature/marker aesthetic that reads boldly in display settings while retaining a natural, hand-made edge.
Capitals lean toward simplified, signature-like forms with prominent diagonal strokes, while numerals follow the same brisk, handwritten logic with narrow proportions and tapered endings. The texture and contrast suggest it will look most authentic at display sizes where the stroke detail can be appreciated.