Cursive Vafa 2 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social graphics, branding, headlines, playful, handmade, casual, rustic, expressive, handmade charm, casual voice, expressive texture, brand warmth, brushy, inky, textured, bouncy, organic.
A brush-pen style script with rounded, weighty strokes and visibly textured edges that mimic ink drag and pressure changes. Letterforms are compact and lively, with slightly irregular outlines, soft terminals, and a gently bouncy baseline that keeps the rhythm informal. Connections appear frequently in the lowercase, but joins vary in tightness, reinforcing the hand-drawn feel. Counters are small and sometimes partially enclosed by heavy strokes, giving the face a dense, punchy color in text.
Best suited for display use where texture and personality are assets: posters, product packaging, café or boutique branding, social media graphics, and short pull quotes. It can work for brief blocks of text at comfortable sizes, but the dense stroke weight and textured edges are most effective when given room to breathe.
The overall tone is friendly and spontaneous, like quick marker lettering for notes, labels, or craft packaging. Its imperfect, inky texture reads approachable and energetic rather than polished, lending a warm, human presence to headlines and short phrases.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing—prioritizing character, texture, and rhythm over geometric consistency. It aims to deliver a bold, personable voice that feels crafted and authentic in contemporary casual design contexts.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, brush-painted caps that pair well with the more fluid lowercase without feeling overly formal. Numerals are similarly hand-shaped, rounded, and bold, matching the casual stroke character and maintaining strong visual emphasis in mixed typography.