Cursive Esbek 2 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, packaging, elegant, airy, romantic, personal, graceful, signature look, modern elegance, handwritten authenticity, soft formality, monoline, looping, swashy, delicate, tall ascenders.
A delicate cursive script with a slender, pen-like stroke and subtle contrast that suggests pressure changes rather than rigid geometry. The letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, a gently right-leaning rhythm, and frequent looping entrances/exits. Capitals are more expressive, using extended lead-in strokes and occasional cross-strokes, while lowercase forms remain simple and flowing with single-storey constructions and light joins. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying thin and upright-leaning with smooth curves and minimal ornament.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its fine strokes and tall proportions can breathe—wedding suites, beauty and lifestyle branding, boutique packaging, and signature-style logotypes. It can also work for headings or pull quotes when paired with a sturdier text face for body copy.
The overall tone is refined and intimate—like careful handwriting used for notes, invitations, or signature-style branding. Its light touch and looping movement feel romantic and calm, with a boutique, editorial softness rather than bold exuberance.
The design appears intended to emulate refined modern handwriting with graceful loops and a lightly swashed presence, offering a signature-like look that feels personal yet polished for contemporary branding and event materials.
Spacing appears intentionally open, helping the thin strokes stay legible at display sizes, while the tall proportions create a strong vertical cadence. Some glyphs show intentionally idiosyncratic handwritten quirks (notably in capitals and looped lowercase), reinforcing an authentic, personal character.