Cursive Eklup 8 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, headlines, elegant, romantic, personal, refined, airy, handwritten elegance, decorative script, signature look, formal charm, swash emphasis, swashy, calligraphic, looping, flourished, delicate.
A delicate, slanted cursive with calligraphic construction and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are compact and tall, with long ascenders and descenders, small counters, and generous use of looping joins and entry/exit strokes. Capitals feature prominent swashes and extended terminals, while the lowercase maintains a rhythmic, pen-written flow with occasional non-connecting forms. Numerals and punctuation follow the same graceful, handwritten logic, keeping a consistent, airy line quality.
Best suited for short display text such as invitations, wedding stationery, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging accents, and logo wordmarks. It also works well for headings or pull quotes when ample size and spacing are available to preserve the delicacy of the strokes and the clarity of the loops.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, evoking formal handwriting and classic invitation script. Its flourishes and fine strokes feel romantic and refined, with a light, expressive movement that reads as personal rather than mechanical.
This font appears designed to capture the feel of elegant, pen-written cursive with a focus on expressive capitals and refined stroke modulation. The intent leans toward decorative readability—providing a flowing handwritten voice for premium, celebratory, or romantic contexts.
The design emphasizes vertical elegance and sweeping terminals, making capitals especially decorative and attention-grabbing. Tight internal spaces and thin hairlines suggest it will look most at home at display sizes where the stroke contrast and loops can remain clear.