Cursive Olniz 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, quotes, branding, packaging, social media, energetic, casual, personal, lively, expressive, handwritten feel, speedy note, casual emphasis, personal voice, display impact, marker-like, tapered terminals, tall ascenders, long descenders, airy spacing.
A slender, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a lively, bouncy baseline. Strokes look monoline and marker-like, with tapered starts and finishes and occasional ink buildup at turns. Letterforms are tall and airy, with tight internal counters and long ascenders/descenders that create a vertical, streaky texture. Connections appear selectively rather than fully continuous, reinforcing a natural handwritten cadence.
Well suited for quotes, posters, social graphics, packaging callouts, and branding elements where a personal, handwritten tone is desired. It can work effectively in short headlines, captions, signatures, and pull-quotes, especially when paired with a calmer sans or serif for body text.
This font reads as energetic and personal, like quick marker lettering made in one confident pass. The mood is casual and expressive, with a slightly dramatic flair created by the tall, forward-leaning rhythm and long strokes.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, fluent handwriting while staying legible at headline sizes. Its narrow, tall proportions and dynamic slant suggest it is meant to add personality and motion to short phrases and names rather than set dense paragraphs.
Uppercase letters are especially tall and linear, often resembling swift, vertical strokes with minimal ornamentation, while lowercase forms introduce more loops and descenders for texture. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, maintaining the slim, upright feel with simple, open shapes.