Script Diley 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, invitations, social media, friendly, playful, handmade, romantic, casual, brush lettering, modern script, casual elegance, display impact, brushy, rounded, bouncy, loopy, swashy.
This font has a brush-pen script character with a lively rightward slant and strongly modulated strokes that move from hairline joins to thick downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with rounded terminals, soft curves, and occasional looped ascenders/descenders that add flourish without becoming overly ornate. The rhythm is bouncy and organic, with slightly irregular stroke edges and handwritten spacing that keeps the texture airy despite the heavy strokes. Numerals and capitals follow the same calligraphic logic, showing tall proportions and simplified, smooth joins that read well in display sizes.
It works best for short-to-medium display copy such as headlines, logos, product names, and packaging callouts where its brush texture and contrast can be appreciated. It also suits invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics, especially when paired with a simpler sans or serif for body text.
The overall tone is warm and personable, blending a modern craft feel with a lightly romantic, celebratory energy. Its brushy movement and looping forms give it an approachable, upbeat voice suited to lifestyle-forward and human-centered messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate confident brush lettering: energetic, compact, and readable, with enough loops and stroke modulation to feel expressive while staying structured for consistent typesetting.
In running text the narrow proportions create a compact word shape, while the strong contrast and tight interior spaces can make dense passages feel dark at smaller sizes. Capitals and long ascenders provide natural emphasis, and the swashier shapes are most effective when given room with generous line spacing.