Cursive Mafa 2 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, packaging, social posts, casual, fluid, expressive, personal, lively, handwritten feel, signature style, casual display, personal tone, brushy, slanted, looping, airy, rhythmic.
A brisk, right-slanted script with a brush-pen feel and quick, tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are compact in the lowercase, with tall ascenders and deep, sweeping descenders that create an animated vertical rhythm. Strokes show subtle thick–thin modulation and occasional dry-brush texture, while joins and terminals stay loose and handwritten rather than formally calligraphic. Capitals are larger and more gesture-driven, with open counters and long entry/exit strokes that keep the line moving.
Well-suited for short to medium lines of text where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, boutique packaging, and social media headlines. It works best when given a bit of breathing room in line spacing to accommodate the tall ascenders and long descenders.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like fast, confident note-taking or a casual signature. Its energetic slant and looping extenders add a sense of spontaneity and warmth, leaning more lively than refined.
Designed to capture the immediacy of everyday cursive writing with a brushy, gestural stroke, balancing legibility with expressive movement. The compact lowercase and prominent extenders suggest an aim for a distinctive handwritten silhouette in display and accent roles.
Spacing appears intentionally irregular in a natural way, with widths and connections varying from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an authentic handwritten cadence. The tallest extenders can become prominent in tight leading, and the more open, single-stroke construction helps it stay readable at moderate sizes despite the compact lowercase.