Cursive Opbak 8 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, airy, elegant, intimate, poetic, casual, personal tone, elegant script, signature look, display text, monoline, linear, loopy, bouncy, tall ascenders.
A delicate, pen-like script with tall, slender letterforms and an overall rightward slant. Strokes are consistently thin with gentle, calligraphic modulation, producing a smooth, flowing rhythm rather than strong thick–thin contrast. Capitals are long and open with sweeping entry strokes and occasional looped forms, while lowercase letters keep a small body size relative to notably high ascenders and deep, narrow descenders. Spacing feels open and the texture stays light on the page, with rounded terminals and a slightly bouncy baseline that preserves a handwritten character.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its fine strokes and tall proportions can breathe: invitations, thank-you cards, boutique branding, product packaging accents, and social media quote graphics. It also works well for headers, signatures, and name marks when paired with a sturdier text face for body copy.
The font reads as light, personal, and refined—more like quick, stylish handwriting than formal calligraphy. Its long, airy forms create a romantic, diary-like tone that can feel both modern and gently vintage depending on context. Overall it conveys softness and discretion rather than bold emphasis.
The design appears intended to capture a clean, fashionable handwritten look—lightweight, fluid, and easy to set in phrases without heavy ornament. Emphasis seems placed on graceful capitals, airy spacing, and a consistent pen-stroke rhythm to deliver an elegant, personal tone.
The alphabet shows a mix of connected and separated behavior: some letters naturally flow into one another in text, but many forms retain distinct starts and finishes, maintaining legibility at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same slender, handwritten logic, with simple shapes and minimal ornament, matching the script’s understated texture.