Cursive Arkaw 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, romantic, inviting, handwritten feel, elegant energy, personal tone, display emphasis, brushy, bouncy, looped, slanted, connected.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with lively rhythm and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper to fine points with occasional swelling on downstrokes, creating a calligraphic feel without rigid formality. Letterforms are narrow and tall with compact counters, and the x-height reads relatively small against long ascenders and descenders. Connections are frequent in lowercase, with soft loops and rounded joins that keep the line moving; capitals are more standalone and gestural, acting like quick headline initials.
This font suits short to medium-length display copy where a human, handcrafted voice is desired—logos and boutique branding, product packaging, event or wedding stationery, social posts, and pull quotes. It can also work for accent text in headers and subheads when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like quick handwritten notes made with a flexible pen. Its energetic joins and sweeping terminals give it a light, upbeat character that feels approachable and slightly whimsical rather than formal.
It appears designed to mimic a confident brush-script handwriting style that stays legible while retaining organic movement and personality. The narrow, upright-leaning structure and high-contrast strokes aim to deliver elegant energy in compact spaces.
The alphabet shows intentional variation in stroke endings and join behavior, which adds a natural handwritten texture. Numerals follow the same pen logic, with narrow proportions and smooth curves that blend well in text settings.