Cursive Ihly 8 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, social posts, quotes, casual, personal, lively, friendly, dynamic, handwritten feel, friendly tone, expressive display, quick notation, brushy, slanted, rounded, fluid, looping.
A fluid, right-slanted script with a brush-pen feel and mostly continuous stroke flow. Letterforms are built from rounded, open curves and quick tapered terminals, with occasional heavier pressure points that create a soft, low-contrast rhythm. Capitals are larger and more gestural, often starting with a brisk entry stroke; lowercase forms stay compact with a notably short x-height and long, swinging extenders. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic handwritten cadence while remaining broadly consistent in stroke behavior and slant.
Works best for display sizes where its lively joins and compact lowercase can be appreciated—logotypes, product labels, pull quotes, invitations, and social media graphics. It can also serve as an accent style paired with a neutral sans or serif for short callouts rather than long body copy.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, reading like quick, confident handwriting. It suggests a personable, upbeat voice—more conversational than formal—suited to adding warmth and motion to short phrases.
Designed to capture the speed and personality of real handwriting while staying clean enough for repeatable, consistent typesetting. The goal appears to be an energetic, brushy script that feels spontaneous without becoming overly textured or distressed.
Connections between letters are frequent in text settings, producing smooth word shapes with a slightly bouncy baseline. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, using rounded forms and handwritten joins/terminals that keep them visually aligned with the letters.