Cursive Annan 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, romantic, artisanal, handcrafted feel, expressive display, modern script, signature style, brushy, monoline feel, looped, bouncy, tall ascenders.
A lively handwritten script with a forward slant and brush-pen stroke behavior. Letterforms are tall and condensed, with generous ascenders/descenders and a relatively small x-height that creates an airy rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with tapered entry/exit strokes and occasional ink-trail terminals, giving the texture of quick, confident pen movement. Connectivity is loose and intermittent rather than fully continuous, and spacing is slightly irregular in a natural way, reinforcing the hand-drawn character.
This font works best for short to medium display text where its brushy contrast and condensed, slanted forms can provide personality—logos, product labels, boutique packaging, social posts, greeting cards, and invitation headings. It can also suit pull quotes and poster headlines when ample tracking and line spacing are available.
The tone is personable and upbeat, balancing elegance with an informal, everyday warmth. Its looping forms and buoyant rhythm read as expressive and inviting, suitable for messaging that aims to feel human, crafted, and a little whimsical.
The design appears intended to emulate a modern brush-script handwriting style: quick, expressive strokes with polished consistency, aiming to deliver a handcrafted signature-like feel while staying readable in display contexts.
Capitals are notably gestural and varied, often built from a single sweeping stroke that adds flair at the start of words. Numerals and punctuation adopt the same handwritten logic with narrow proportions and tapered ends, keeping the overall color light while remaining visually assertive at larger sizes.