Cursive Teruk 2 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, friendly, lively, casual, playful, handmade, informality, warmth, energy, personality, display, brushy, rounded, compact, bouncy, calligraphic.
A slanted, brush-like cursive with energetic stroke modulation and rounded terminals. The letterforms are compact and tightly set in feel, with tall ascenders/descenders and a relatively small lowercase body, creating a springy vertical rhythm. Strokes show a marker/brush pressure effect—thicker downstrokes and lighter connectors—with occasional flicked entries and exits that keep the texture animated.
Works well for branding accents, packaging, café/food labels, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics where a warm handwritten voice is desirable. It’s especially effective in headlines, pull quotes, and short callouts, and can pair nicely with a simple sans for supporting text.
This script feels lively and personable, with the easy confidence of quick, practiced handwriting. The overall tone is friendly and upbeat, leaning casual rather than formal, and it conveys an approachable, conversational energy.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, expressive pen or brush handwriting while remaining cohesive across the alphabet. Its narrow, upright-to-slanted structure and punchy stroke endings suggest a focus on personality and emphasis, suited to short phrases that benefit from a handmade look.
Uppercase forms are loopier and more gestural, while lowercase is more compact and rhythmic, giving a clear hierarchy in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded, slightly irregular contours that keep the set consistent in texture.