Cursive Nales 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, social posts, headlines, signage, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, lively, playful, natural handwriting, casual display, personal tone, quick note feel, monoline, looping, rounded, bouncy, quick.
A loose, monoline handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes are smooth and rounded with soft terminals, occasional open counters, and simplified loop structures that keep forms airy. Letter widths vary naturally, creating an uneven, spontaneous texture, while capitals are larger and more gestural, often beginning with extended entry strokes or curved swashes. The overall construction favors quick pen movement over strict symmetry, with compact lowercase proportions and clear, simple numerals.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display text where personality is desired, such as packaging callouts, café-style signage, social media graphics, invitations, and pull quotes. It can also work for casual branding accents and handwritten-style annotations when set with adequate size and spacing.
The font conveys an informal, approachable tone—like quick marker or pen lettering used for notes, labels, and personal messages. Its lively motion and relaxed shapes feel human and conversational rather than polished or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to replicate quick, natural handwriting with a smooth pen feel, prioritizing warmth and immediacy. Its gestural capitals and variable letterforms aim to add personality and motion in display settings while keeping the overall stroke weight even and approachable.
Connections between letters appear selective rather than continuously joined, helping legibility in mixed-case words while preserving a handwritten flow. Ascenders and descenders are prominent in letters like f, g, j, y, adding expressive vertical movement in running text.