Cursive Arkuf 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invites, quotes, friendly, casual, handmade, playful, warm, handwritten feel, personal tone, modern script, display impact, brushy, looping, bouncy, monoline feel, expressive.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen character and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are right-leaning with narrow proportions, compact lowercase bodies, and tall ascenders/descenders that create an airy vertical rhythm. Strokes taper into pointed terminals, with occasional heavier downstrokes and lighter hairline joins; connections are fluid but not overly continuous, leaving a natural hand-drawn cadence. Counters are small and rounded, and capitals are simplified and slightly taller than the lowercase flow, helping headings read as a single gestural line.
Works best for logos, product packaging accents, social media graphics, invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes where a handcrafted voice is desirable. It performs especially well at display sizes, where the contrast and tapered endings stay crisp and expressive.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick lettering made with a flexible marker. Its bounce and looping forms feel informal and welcoming, suited to messages that should sound human, spontaneous, and optimistic.
The design appears intended to mimic natural brush-script handwriting while remaining cohesive across the alphabet. Its narrow, flowing construction and strong stroke dynamics aim to deliver a personal, contemporary script look for expressive display typography.
The irregular stroke edges and varied entry/exit strokes give it a convincingly handwritten texture, while spacing remains consistent enough for short text runs. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, with curved forms and tapered terminals that match the alphabet.