Cursive Lyles 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding invites, greeting cards, branding, social graphics, quotes, elegant, airy, romantic, expressive, refined, modern calligraphy, personal touch, decorative display, signature style, calligraphic, swashy, looping, monoline-leaning, high-ascenders.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and long, tapered entry/exit strokes that create an airy, calligraphic rhythm. Strokes feel pen-driven, with smooth curves, occasional pressure-like thickening on downstrokes, and fine hairline terminals that stay crisp and open. Capitals are tall and expressive with generous loops and swashes, while lowercase forms are compact with relatively tall ascenders/descenders, giving lines a lively vertical texture. Spacing is slightly irregular in a handwritten way, and several letters show extended crossbars and flourished strokes that add motion without becoming overly dense.
Best suited for short to medium display text such as wedding stationery, greeting cards, cover titles, logo wordmarks, and lifestyle or beauty branding. It also works well for pull quotes and social media graphics where the elegant motion of the capitals can lead the composition. For smaller sizes or dense paragraphs, the thin terminals and decorative crossings may reduce legibility.
The font conveys a graceful, personal tone—more poetic than casual—suggesting handwritten notes, invitations, and boutique branding. Its sweeping capitals and delicate terminals feel romantic and refined, while the natural irregularities keep it approachable and human.
The design appears intended to emulate modern calligraphy with expressive capitals and a graceful, handwritten cadence, balancing decorative swashes with readable letterforms for stylish display typography.
Connection behavior varies: some lowercase letters appear more fully joined in word settings while others read as lightly separated, preserving clarity. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic with slender forms and occasional curl-like terminals, matching the script’s overall lightness and flourish.