Cursive Andat 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social media, packaging, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, handcrafted, approachable, handwritten warmth, casual elegance, personal tone, compact headlines, looping, bouncy, brushy, monolineish, upright-leaning.
A lively handwritten script with a noticeable rightward slant and a brisk, brush-pen rhythm. Strokes are smooth and slightly tapered, giving a soft calligraphic feel without heavy shading, and counters stay open for clarity. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with a compact lowercase body and long ascenders/descenders that add vertical elegance. Connectivity is loose and selective rather than fully joined, producing a natural written texture with mild irregularity in stroke endings and curvature.
Well-suited to invitations, greeting cards, and short headline phrases where a friendly handwritten voice is desired. It also works nicely for social media graphics, packaging accents, and pull quotes, especially when set with generous line spacing to accommodate the tall ascenders and descenders.
The font reads as warm and informal, like quick neat handwriting on a card or note. Its narrow, upbeat forms and looping gestures lend a cheerful, personable tone that feels modern and unpretentious.
Designed to capture a tidy, brushy handwriting look that stays legible while retaining organic movement. The narrow proportions and looped details suggest an emphasis on fitting expressive script into compact spaces without losing personality.
Uppercase characters are simplified and airy, with a few flourished forms (notably in letters with loops and long terminals) that can stand out in initials. Numerals are similarly handwritten and slightly varied in width, keeping the overall texture consistent with the letters.