Cursive Oklab 8 is a very light, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social media, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, invitations, casual, airy, playful, friendly, personal, personal tone, handmade feel, casual elegance, quick note, monoline, looping, rounded, bouncy, informal.
A loose, monoline handwritten script with a forward slant and a lively, variable rhythm. Strokes stay light and even, with rounded turns, open counters, and occasional looped ascenders and descenders. Uppercase forms are tall and simplified with long, sweeping entries, while lowercase letters alternate between partly connected and softly separated forms, creating an easy, sketch-like flow. Numerals follow the same light, handwritten construction with simple curves and modest terminals.
Well suited to short, expressive text such as social posts, greeting cards, invitations, labels, and casual packaging where a personal voice is needed. It can also work for pull quotes and small headlines when set with generous spacing to preserve its light, pen-drawn clarity.
The overall tone feels relaxed and personable, like quick notes written with a fine pen. Its airy spacing and gentle loops give it a cheerful, approachable character, with a slightly whimsical bounce that keeps longer phrases feeling light.
Designed to mimic quick, elegant handwriting with minimal typographic formality, prioritizing an intimate, hand-made feel over strict regularity. The light, monoline construction and flowing shapes aim to keep text feeling effortless and friendly in display and short-copy settings.
The font relies on natural handwriting irregularities for charm—stroke endings vary subtly and some joins are implied rather than strictly connected, which adds a conversational texture. Capitals stand out as taller, more gestural forms, making them effective for emphasis at the start of words or short headings.