Cursive Pykeh 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, invitations, social media, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, lively, hand-lettered feel, personal tone, decorative script, display emphasis, brushy, looped, monoline-like, tall ascenders, open counters.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth curves with occasional sharper turns. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin modulation that suggests pressure changes, with many letters built from continuous, flowing forms and looped joins. Proportions are tall and compact, with narrow letterforms, long ascenders/descenders, and a small x-height that keeps lowercase compact while capitals remain prominent. Terminals are rounded and slightly tapered, and spacing appears naturally irregular in a way that reinforces the handwritten rhythm rather than strict mechanical consistency.
This font works best for short to medium-length settings where personality is the priority: logos, product packaging, posters, greeting cards, invitations, and social media graphics. It can also serve as an accent for quotes or pull lines when paired with a simple sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick, confident hand lettering. Its energetic slant and looping strokes give it an informal charm suited to warm, conversational messages and lighthearted branding.
The design appears intended to capture modern brush-script handwriting with a confident, flowing cadence—balancing decorative loops and legible core shapes to deliver a personable, handcrafted look in display settings.
Capitals lean decorative and signature-like, while lowercase maintains clearer, repeatable shapes for text lines. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with curved forms and varying stroke emphasis that match the script’s motion.