Cursive Daray 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, expressive, playful, handmade, handwritten realism, casual voice, headline impact, personal tone, brushy, fluid, loopy, bouncy, informal.
A brisk, brush-pen script with a right-leaning, forward rhythm and tapered stroke endings. The letterforms are compact with a small x-height and tall ascenders/descenders, giving words a lively vertical bounce. Strokes stay mostly uniform with subtle pressure modulation, while joins and terminals are rounded and slightly irregular in a natural hand-drawn way. Capitals are simplified and gestural, and the overall spacing feels tight and continuous, supporting a quick handwritten flow.
Works best for headlines, brand accents, packaging callouts, posters, and social media graphics where an informal handwritten voice is desired. It can also suit short quotes or invitations when set at larger sizes, where the brushy details and tight rhythm remain clear.
The tone is upbeat and personable, like a confident note written with a marker or brush pen. Its energetic slant and springy proportions read as modern-casual rather than formal, adding warmth and spontaneity to short messages.
Likely designed to mimic fast brush lettering: compact, slanted forms with smooth connections and tapered terminals that create an energetic, conversational script for display use.
The texture shows occasional roughness at curves and stroke starts, reinforcing a handmade feel. Numerals match the same brisk, handwritten construction and sit comfortably alongside the lowercase in running text.