Cursive Obbum 8 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, packaging, social posts, friendly, casual, playful, personal, airy, personal voice, informal display, handwritten feel, light elegance, monoline, tall, bouncy, loopy, upright.
A slender, monoline handwritten script with tall ascenders and a compact lowercase body. Strokes are smooth and lightly wobbly in a natural pen-drawn way, with rounded terminals and occasional looped joins that keep the rhythm flowing. Letterforms are narrow and open, with generous internal counters and a slightly bouncy baseline that adds movement. Capitals are simple and elongated, pairing cleanly with the loopier lowercase, and numerals follow the same light, hand-rendered feel.
Well suited for short-to-medium display text where a personal touch is desired, such as greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, product tags, and lifestyle packaging. It can also work for headings or pull quotes in editorial or social media layouts when paired with a more neutral text face for body copy.
The overall tone is informal and approachable, like quick neat handwriting on a note or label. Its airy texture and gentle loops read as cheerful and non-technical, lending a personable, DIY warmth without feeling messy.
Designed to emulate a light, neat everyday handwriting style that feels quick and human, with enough consistency to typeset smoothly while retaining subtle irregularities and looping gestures.
The sample text shows consistent spacing and smooth connections in many lowercase sequences, while some letters remain more separated, preserving a handwritten spontaneity. The tall proportions and thin strokes create a delicate color on the page, so it benefits from comfortable sizes and ample line spacing.