Cursive Edkes 2 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, craft labels, packaging, quotes, airy, playful, friendly, casual, delicate, handwritten warmth, casual charm, clean legibility, personal tone, monoline, looping, bouncy, whimsical, hand-drawn.
This font has a clean, monoline handwritten build with smooth, continuous curves and softly tapered joins. Letterforms are compact and tall-leaning, with generous counters and a lightly bouncy baseline rhythm that keeps text feeling animated without becoming messy. Ascenders and descenders are notably long and looped in the lowercase, while capitals are simplified and open, mixing restrained print-like shapes with occasional cursive gestures. Terminals are rounded and lightly hooked, and the numerals follow the same spare, airy stroke logic for a cohesive texture.
It suits applications that benefit from a friendly handwritten feel—greeting cards, invitations, gift tags, small-batch packaging, and short quote graphics. It will be most effective in headlines, captions, and short passages where the delicate strokes and looping extenders can read clearly.
The overall tone feels lighthearted and personal, like neat pen handwriting used for notes, labels, or a greeting. Its looping extenders and open forms give it a cheerful, approachable character, while the consistent stroke keeps it calm and readable in short phrases.
The design appears intended to emulate tidy, modern pen handwriting with a light touch, balancing simple uppercase forms with more expressive lowercase loops. The goal is a personable, informal voice that stays controlled and legible for decorative text settings.
Uppercase and lowercase intentionally contrast: capitals stay relatively minimal and upright, while lowercase introduces more loops and connective energy, creating a lively mixed-case voice. Spacing appears comfortable and open, helping the thin strokes maintain clarity, especially in display sizes and short lines.