Cursive Apnop 2 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logo, packaging, social media, greeting cards, posters, playful, whimsical, handmade, friendly, casual, handwritten warmth, expressive lettering, decorative caps, casual elegance, brushy, bouncy, loopy, monoline accents, tall ascenders.
A lively, handwritten cursive with a brush-pen feel: strokes swing between hairline entry/exit strokes and fuller downstrokes, creating a rhythmic, calligraphic texture. Letterforms are tall and narrow with generous ascenders and occasional long descenders, while bowls and counters stay relatively compact. Terminals are frequently tapered and slightly flicked, with looped constructions showing up in several capitals and lowercase forms. Spacing is airy and the baseline feel is gently bouncy, giving words a lively cadence rather than a strictly regimented flow.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its energetic stroke contrast and narrow proportions can shine—logos, product packaging, invitations, greeting cards, social posts, and headline treatments. It can also work for pull quotes or brief captions when paired with a calmer text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick but confident handwriting used for notes, labels, or cheerful headlines. Its soft curves and looping strokes read as approachable and slightly romantic, with a touch of whimsy that suits informal, human-centered messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of modern brush lettering while remaining consistent enough for repeated use. It aims for expressive, friendly word shapes with decorative capital presence and smooth, flowing joins that keep phrases feeling handwritten and personal.
Capitals tend to be more gestural and decorative than the lowercase, with simplified, single-stroke impressions in places and occasional loop flourishes. Numerals and punctuation match the same brushy contrast and rounded motion, keeping the set visually cohesive in running text.