Cursive Balag 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, playful, friendly, lively, handmade, handmade feel, expressive display, casual note, signature style, brushy, fluid, loopy, bouncy, textured.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth curves with occasional angular turns and tapered terminals. Strokes show clear contrast between thicker downstrokes and finer hairlines, with subtle texture and small irregularities that preserve a hand-drawn rhythm. Letterforms are slightly right-leaning with a bouncy baseline and compact interior spacing, and many joins are implied through entry/exit strokes rather than strict continuous connections. Uppercase shapes are larger and more gestural, featuring prominent loops and swashes that add width and movement relative to the more compact lowercase.
This font works well for short to medium bursts of copy where an upbeat, handwritten signature is desired—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, posters, quotes, and social graphics. It is especially effective for headings, subheads, and highlight phrases where the expressive capitals and brushy texture can be appreciated.
The overall tone is warm, informal, and energetic, with a personable, note-like character. It suggests spontaneity and approachability rather than polish, making text feel conversational and expressive.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush lettering with a modern, informal cadence. It aims to balance legibility with personality by keeping a consistent script structure while retaining natural stroke variation and hand-rendered quirks.
In running text, the bold loops in capitals and the occasional long ascenders/descenders create strong vertical accents. The narrow footprint and tight counters can make words feel dense at smaller sizes, while the pronounced contrast and lively stroke modulation become more appealing as size increases.