Cursive Yihi 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, energetic, expressive, lively, brushy, handwritten feel, brush texture, quick motion, casual voice, monoline-ish, slanted, looping, upright caps, textured.
A brisk, brush-pen script with a pronounced rightward slant and quick, tapered terminals. Strokes show subtle pressure changes and occasional dry-brush texture, giving edges a slightly rough, organic finish. Letterforms are compact and narrow overall, with lively, variable widths and a bouncy baseline rhythm. Connections are fluid in the lowercase, while capitals are more standalone and gestural, adding contrast between headline-like caps and running script text.
Well suited to short-to-medium text where personality is the priority: logos, product labels, café menus, event posters, and social media graphics. It also works for pull quotes and headers when paired with a calm sans or serif for supporting copy.
The font feels informal and personal, like fast note-taking with a marker or brush pen. Its speed, slant, and textured stroke endings create a confident, energetic tone that reads as friendly and spontaneous rather than polished or ceremonial.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of real handwriting with a brush pen—prioritizing motion, texture, and expressive forms while maintaining enough consistency to set readable words and short passages.
Distinctive long ascenders and descenders add vertical sparkle, while tighter counters and narrow proportions help words look dense and dynamic. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with angled strokes and simple, quickly drawn shapes that match the script’s rhythm.