Cursive Ifby 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, personal, lively, friendly, retro, handwritten feel, quick signature, casual display, human warmth, brushy, looping, slanted, monoline-ish, expressive.
A slanted handwritten script with a brisk, brush-pen rhythm and lightly tapered strokes. Letterforms are compact and upright-to-right-leaning, with tight apertures, rounded turns, and frequent looped joins that keep words moving as a continuous line. Capitals are simplified and open, while lowercase forms show bouncy proportions, occasional entry/exit flicks, and soft, ink-like terminals that suggest pressure changes without heavy stroke modulation. Spacing is relatively tight and the overall texture is dark and energetic, especially in mixed-case settings.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as logos, product names, headings, quotes, and promotional lines where a human, handwritten voice is desired. It works well on packaging and lifestyle branding, and as an accent script paired with a clean sans or serif for readable body copy.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick notes written with a marker or brush pen. Its lively slant and looping connections give it a warm, conversational feel with a slightly nostalgic, handmade charm.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident cursive writing with brush-like energy—prioritizing flow, momentum, and personality over strict calligraphic formality. It aims to deliver a spontaneous handwritten signature feel that stands out in display sizes.
Numerals follow the same cursive logic with angled, single-stroke constructions and rounded curves, keeping them visually consistent with the letters. Long ascenders and descenders add vertical movement, and the connected structure can create a dense word shape at smaller sizes.