Cursive Ekkum 2 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, social media, quotations, elegant, airy, romantic, personal, lively, handwritten charm, signature feel, elegant display, personal tone, looping, calligraphic, flowing, delicate, monoline feel.
A flowing cursive hand with a pronounced rightward slant and an airy, open rhythm. Strokes show a calligraphic, pressure-driven contrast with tapered terminals and occasional hairline entry/exit strokes, giving letters a light, agile feel. Forms are tall and narrow with generous ascenders and descenders, and the joins are mostly smooth and continuous, while some capitals and a few letters stand more independently like drawn initials. Counters remain open and rounded, and the overall texture on a line is lively rather than strictly uniform, echoing natural handwriting cadence.
Well-suited to short- to medium-length display settings where a personal, signature-like voice is desired—such as invitations, announcements, boutique branding, labels, and packaging. It also performs nicely for pull quotes, headings, and social media graphics where elegance and motion are more important than dense body-text readability.
The tone is graceful and personable, balancing a refined, handwritten elegance with an informal spontaneity. It reads as friendly and expressive, with a slightly romantic, note-like character suitable for conveying warmth and individuality.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident cursive writing with calligraphic contrast and a fashionable slant, aiming for an elegant yet approachable script voice that feels hand-drawn rather than mechanically regular.
Capitals are more gestural and varied, functioning as distinctive lead-in shapes that add flair at the start of words. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with slim forms and curved strokes that keep the set cohesive in mixed text.