Cursive Dedat 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social media, packaging, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, contemporary, personal, handwritten feel, casual display, personal voice, quick legibility, monoline, fluid, looping, bouncy, open forms.
A flowing handwritten script with a smooth, slightly bouncy baseline and a consistent, pen-like stroke. Letterforms are compact and right-leaning, with open counters and rounded terminals that keep the texture light on the page. Capitals are taller and more gestural than the lowercase, using simple loops and long entry/exit strokes rather than ornate swashes. The lowercase is narrow with short extenders and restrained joins, giving words a quick, sketch-like rhythm even when characters connect.
Works well for short to medium-length text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, packaging accents, social posts, and pull quotes. It is especially effective for headings, signatures, and brand moments that benefit from a casual, human touch.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like neat, fast handwriting. Its light rhythm and soft curves read as friendly and approachable, with a contemporary, relaxed energy rather than formal calligraphy.
Designed to emulate clean, everyday cursive handwriting with a light, quick stroke and minimal ornamentation. The aim appears to balance spontaneity with readability, providing a versatile script for friendly display use.
Spacing appears naturally irregular in a way that reinforces the hand-drawn character, and the numerals follow the same cursive, single-stroke logic as the letters. The forms stay legible in phrases, with distinctive capitals and simple, uncluttered loops that avoid overly decorative flourishes.