Cursive Jaby 2 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invites, greeting cards, packaging, social posts, brand marks, casual, friendly, personal, airy, elegant, handwritten feel, signature style, casual elegance, display impact, looping, monoline, slanted, smooth, bouncy.
A flowing cursive script with a consistent, pen-like monoline stroke and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and compact with long ascenders/descenders, tight counters, and a lightly bouncing baseline that adds motion. Connections are suggested through entry/exit strokes, while many capitals stand more independently, using long, sweeping terminals and occasional looped bowls. Overall spacing is compact, with narrow sidebearings and a quick handwritten rhythm that keeps strokes clean and uncluttered.
Well-suited for short-to-medium text where a human, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, social media graphics, and small branding applications. It performs best at display sizes, where its compact proportions and looping terminals can be appreciated without crowding.
The font reads as informal and personable, like neat handwriting used for notes, invites, and labels. Its slanted, swift strokes and looping capitals add a touch of elegance without feeling formal, giving it a friendly, contemporary signature-like tone.
Designed to capture a clean, quick cursive hand with an elegant slant and compact width, balancing legibility with expressive movement. The emphasis on tall proportions, smooth joins, and lively terminals suggests a goal of creating a modern, versatile script for personal and lifestyle-oriented design.
Capitals feature prominent swashes and elongated cross-strokes that can extend into neighboring space, which helps create a lively headline texture. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, open shapes and minimal ornamentation, staying visually consistent with the letters.