Cursive Balul 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social posts, quotations, playful, whimsical, friendly, handmade, romantic, handwritten charm, brush-script feel, compact display, expressive titles, looping, bouncy, brushy, expressive, calligraphic.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel and strong stroke modulation. Letters are tall and compact with tight sidebearings, creating a narrow, upright-leaning rhythm despite the slanted construction. Forms rely on rounded bowls, open counters, and frequent looped entries/exits; terminals often taper to fine points while downstrokes swell, producing a crisp, high-contrast texture. Capitals are simplified but expressive, with occasional flourished swashes (notably in letters like Q and S), and the overall baseline has a slightly bouncy, handwritten irregularity that keeps repeated shapes from feeling mechanical.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where personality is the priority: boutique branding, packaging labels, invitations and greeting cards, social media graphics, and pull quotes. It can work as an accent face alongside a restrained sans or serif, adding warmth and motion without needing heavy ornamentation.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—cheerful and slightly flirtatious—like quick sign lettering or a note written with a flexible brush pen. Its looping joins and buoyant movement feel inviting and creative rather than formal or rigid.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush-script handwriting with a narrow footprint, pairing strong contrast with smooth cursive connections. It prioritizes expressive flow and a handcrafted feel for display settings where charm and spontaneity are desirable.
Connectivity is common in lowercase, with smooth joins and occasional lifted strokes that read as natural pen breaks. Numerals are slender and simple, matching the script’s contrast and narrow proportions; the “1” and “7” are especially minimal, while rounded figures like “0” and “8” keep a soft, hand-drawn character.