Cursive Ankeb 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social media, branding, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, lively, romantic, handwritten charm, friendly display, personal tone, casual elegance, everyday script, calligraphic, looping, tapered, slanted, fluid.
A fluid handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and gently tapered stroke terminals that mimic a pointed-pen or brush-pen touch. Letterforms are tall and compact, with narrow proportions and rounded bowls, while ascenders and descenders add a graceful vertical rhythm. Connections are generally smooth and cursive, with occasional breaks that keep the texture open rather than overly dense. Capitals are larger and more gestural, featuring simple swashes and looped entries that help create a natural handwritten cadence.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text such as invitations, greeting cards, personal branding, boutique packaging, and social graphics. It also works nicely for pull quotes and headlines where a warm handwritten tone is desired, especially when paired with a clean sans for supporting text.
The overall tone feels personal and approachable, like neat everyday handwriting refined for display. Its soft curves and looping forms add a lightly romantic, upbeat character without becoming overly ornate. The lively rhythm and airy spacing give it an easy, conversational feel.
The design appears intended to capture a polished handwritten look—smooth, connected, and slightly calligraphic—while staying readable and versatile in common display settings. Its restrained flourishes suggest a balance between casual authenticity and curated refinement.
The uppercase set leans toward decorative simplicity—tall, slender structures with restrained flourish—while the lowercase maintains legible, flowing joins and distinctive loops in letters like g, y, and f. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with single-stroke forms and rounded curves that blend well in informal compositions.