Cursive Ehlaf 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, quotes, social media, greeting cards, casual, expressive, friendly, personal, lively, handwritten feel, signature style, informal display, brand warmth, brushy, looping, slanted, monoline-ish, rounded.
A brisk, right-slanted handwritten script with brush-like stroke modulation and tapered terminals. Letterforms are compact and tightly fit, with narrow proportions and a bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes alternate between fuller downstrokes and lighter upstrokes, and many joins feel implied rather than strictly connected, preserving a quick, natural writing texture. Ascenders are tall and prominent, while lowercase counters remain small and the overall texture stays dense and energetic.
It works well for short, prominent copy where a handwritten voice is desired—posters, packaging callouts, quote graphics, invitations, and social media branding. The compact rhythm also suits subheads and pull quotes, especially when paired with a simple sans for longer body text.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—like a confident note written quickly with a brush pen. Its lively slant and looping forms add warmth and spontaneity, leaning more playful than formal while still feeling legible and intentional.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush-pen handwriting with a consistent forward lean and expressive loops, delivering a casual signature-like character for display-oriented typography.
Capitals are stylized and calligraphic, often built from a single sweeping gesture, which makes them visually distinctive in headlines. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with narrow, angled forms and tapered endings, keeping the overall color consistent across mixed text.