Cursive Emkiv 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, elegant, romantic, refined, airy, personal, handwritten elegance, signature style, graceful display, personal tone, calligraphic, looping, slanted, delicate, high ascenders.
A delicate, slanted cursive with a smooth, pen-like stroke that tapers at joins and terminals. Letterforms are narrow and rhythmically spaced, with generous ascenders and descenders that create an airy vertical cadence. Curves are drawn with a consistent forward motion, and many shapes use open counters and soft loops rather than rigid construction. Capitals are more expressive, using sweeping entry strokes and occasional underlines or flourished cross-strokes, while lowercase maintains a clean, flowing continuity.
Best suited to applications that benefit from a personal, elegant handwritten voice—wedding suites, invitations, thank-you cards, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, and short editorial pull quotes. It also works well for signature-style marks and accent typography when paired with a simple serif or sans for body text.
The overall tone feels graceful and intimate, like neat handwritten correspondence or a formal signature. Its fine strokes and looping forms communicate polish and softness rather than boldness, giving it a gentle, romantic character. The slant and continuous motion add energy while staying controlled and composed.
This design appears intended to capture a polished, modern handwriting look with calligraphic cues—prioritizing fluid movement, slim proportions, and graceful capitals. The consistent slant and restrained stroke variation suggest an aim for readability in connected script while preserving a refined, decorative feel for display and expressive short-form text.
Numerals follow the same cursive logic, with rounded forms and subtle stroke modulation that keeps them visually consistent with the letters. Some capitals and long ascenders introduce prominent swashes, which can become a focal point in short words and titles. In longer lines, the narrow proportions and flowing joins create a smooth texture, though the finest strokes and tight interior spaces may prefer comfortable sizes and adequate line spacing.