Cursive Ragas 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, social posts, packaging, playful, personal, lively, casual, expressive, handmade feel, friendly tone, brush lettering, display script, brushy, looping, bouncy, organic, textured.
A lively, handwritten script with a forward slant and brush-pen behavior. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and fine, tapering hairlines, with rounded terminals and occasional ink-like pooling at curves and joins. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a low x-height, tall ascenders/descenders, and a rhythmic bounce along the baseline. Connections are fluid but not rigidly continuous, giving words a natural, hand-drawn cadence; capitals are larger and more gestural, while numerals are simple and upright with soft, calligraphic modulation.
Well-suited to short-to-medium phrases where a personable, handwritten voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It performs best at display and headline sizes where its contrast, loops, and texture can remain crisp and legible.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, with an expressive, human presence that feels like quick brush lettering rather than polished formal calligraphy. Its looping shapes and lively contrast add charm and a slightly whimsical, crafty character suited to personable messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of casual brush lettering with a clean, repeatable rhythm for digital typesetting. It balances expressiveness with consistent proportions so it can read smoothly in lines of text while still feeling handmade.
Several glyphs display subtle irregularities in stroke edges and join behavior that enhance authenticity and motion. Counters stay fairly open despite the narrow set, and the generous ascenders/descenders contribute to an airy, handwritten silhouette in text.