Cursive Karet 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, posters, quotes, expressive, vintage, casual, personal, playful, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive display, personal tone, looping, brushy, slanted, airy, rhythmic.
A lively connected script with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-like stroke modulation. Letterforms are narrow and fluid, built from continuous gestures with tapered terminals and occasional heavier downstrokes that create a rhythmic, calligraphic texture. Ascenders are long and prominent while the x-height stays notably low, giving the lowercase an elegant, slightly compressed profile. Spacing is irregular in a natural way, and joins vary between smooth connections and near-connections, reinforcing the handwritten feel across both alphabet and figures.
Well-suited for invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and packaging where a handwritten signature look is desired. It also works for posters, pull quotes, and short headlines that benefit from expressive capitals and flowing connections. For best legibility, use it at display sizes or in short to medium text runs with slightly increased line spacing.
The tone feels personable and energetic, like quick pen or brush lettering used for notes, signatures, and casual display lines. Its swooping capitals and looping forms add a faintly vintage, romantic flair while keeping an informal, spontaneous character. Overall it reads as expressive and human, with a breezy pace rather than strict precision.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of cursive handwriting with a brush-pen sensibility—fluid connections, lively slant, and expressive capitals—while remaining consistent enough for repeatable typesetting. Its proportions emphasize elegance through long ascenders and compact lowercase, aiming for stylish personal communication rather than formal text setting.
Uppercase forms are especially swashy with generous entry and exit strokes, creating strong word shapes in short phrases. Numerals share the same slanted, handwritten construction and sit comfortably alongside the letters, maintaining a consistent stroke energy. The texture can appear dense in longer lines due to the low x-height and frequent joins, so it benefits from moderate sizing and breathing room.