Cursive Lidef 8 is a very light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, signatures, wedding, invitations, beauty branding, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, personal, signature style, elegant script, personal tone, display lettering, swash emphasis, monoline, flourished, looping, slanted, delicate.
A delicate, signature-like script with a consistent rightward slant and a fine, pen-drawn stroke. Letterforms are built from long, sweeping entry and exit strokes, with frequent loops and oval counters in capitals and round letters. The rhythm is fluid and slightly variable, with narrow proportions and generous ascenders/descenders that create a tall, linear texture. Uppercase forms are especially calligraphic, using extended swashes and open curves, while lowercase stays lean and lightly connected with occasional breaks that preserve a handwritten feel.
Best suited to display contexts where elegance and personality are the priority, such as logotypes, name marks, wedding stationery, invitations, packaging accents, and beauty or lifestyle branding. It also works well for short quotes or headings when set with ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is intimate and upscale, evoking the look of quick, confident handwriting used for names and personal notes. Its light touch and flowing motion read as graceful and romantic rather than bold or utilitarian.
This font appears designed to capture the look of refined, contemporary handwriting—light, fast, and graceful—while staying consistent enough for repeatable typographic use. The emphasis on swashed capitals and long connecting strokes suggests an intention to create a polished, signature-driven script for standout names and short phrases.
The very small x-height and long extenders make the design feel airy at larger sizes, but the thin strokes and tight interior spaces in some letters suggest it will look best when given room to breathe. Numerals and capitals follow the same cursive logic, maintaining a cohesive, signature-style voice across the set.