Cursive Semah 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, greeting cards, packaging, social graphics, posters, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, lively, handwritten charm, casual warmth, expressive display, human texture, brushy, looped, bouncy, organic, monoline-to-contrast.
A casual, hand-drawn script with a brush-pen feel and lively stroke modulation. Letterforms show rounded terminals, soft curves, and occasional tapering that creates a natural rhythm across words. Connections appear frequently in lowercase, but linking is irregular enough to preserve a handwritten texture. Ascenders and descenders are long and expressive, with looped forms in letters like g, j, y, and z adding personality, while uppercase characters remain simple and slightly condensed with a consistent, upright posture.
Well suited for short, expressive text where personality matters—quotes, invitations, greeting cards, labels, and social media graphics. It can also work for headlines or short callouts on posters and packaging, especially when paired with a simple sans for supporting copy.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick note-taking with a confident marker. Its bouncy baselines and uneven joins give it an approachable, human cadence that reads as cheerful and conversational rather than formal or refined.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of everyday cursive with a brushy, high-energy stroke and friendly loops. The intent appears to balance legibility with character, prioritizing an authentic handwritten feel for display and emphasis.
Spacing and stroke texture suggest a deliberately imperfect, handcrafted aesthetic; repeated shapes are consistent but not mechanically uniform. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open, rounded forms and a slightly quirky rhythm that matches the letters.