Cursive Irliw 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, vintage, airy, signature feel, formal charm, handwritten elegance, decorative caps, smooth flow, looping, swashy, monoline, slanted, delicate.
A flowing script with a consistent, pen-like line and gently rounded stroke endings. Letterforms are strongly right-slanted with long entry and exit strokes that often encourage connection, creating smooth word shapes and a continuous rhythm. Capitals lean into decorative loops and soft flourishes, while lowercase forms stay compact with small counters and a light, agile baseline movement. Overall spacing is tight and the design relies on graceful curves and extended ascenders/descenders rather than heavy stroke modulation.
Best suited to short to medium text where a handwritten elegance is desired—wedding suites, greeting cards, beauty or lifestyle branding, packaging accents, and signature-style wordmarks. It also works well for pull quotes or headings when you want a light, personable script presence.
The tone is polished and personal, like neat calligraphy written quickly with confidence. Its looping capitals and soft joins give it a romantic, formal-leaning feel without becoming overly ornate, suggesting invitations, signatures, and boutique branding.
The design appears intended to capture a tidy, calligraphic handwriting style with expressive capitals and smooth connections, prioritizing graceful movement and a refined, personal voice over utilitarian text readability.
The numerals follow the same cursive logic, with open, rounded figures and gentle terminals that match the letterforms. The sample text shows good continuity in longer lines, with occasional swash-like strokes that add personality and a handwritten cadence.