Script Kikaw 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, formal, romantic, vintage, refined, formal script, ornate caps, stationery, monogramming, heritage styling, swashy, flourished, calligraphic, looped, slanted.
A formal script with a consistent rightward slant and pronounced thick–thin contrast. Strokes feel pen-driven, with smooth, tapering terminals and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage connection in running text. Uppercase letters are notably ornate, featuring generous loops, curls, and occasional internal flourishes, while lowercase forms are simpler, narrower, and more rhythmic, with a compact body and relatively tall ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, using curved spines and tapered ends that harmonize with the letterforms.
Well suited to wedding suites, event invitations, certificates, and other formal stationery where elegant capitals can shine. It also works for boutique branding, premium packaging, and short headlines or pull quotes that benefit from an expressive, calligraphic voice. For body copy, it’s best used sparingly and at comfortable sizes to preserve the fine details.
The overall tone is polished and ceremonial, leaning toward classic, romantic stationery rather than casual handwriting. Its swashes and high-contrast stroke modulation convey luxury and tradition, evoking invitations, monograms, and heritage branding.
Designed to emulate a refined, engraved or copperplate-inspired writing style with decorative capitals and a smooth, connected cursive rhythm. The intention appears to balance readability in lowercase with expressive, ornamental initials for display-driven typography.
Capital letters provide most of the decorative emphasis, creating a strong hierarchy when mixed with the restrained lowercase. In longer lines, the italic flow reads smoothly, but the sharp contrast and delicate hairlines suggest it will show best with adequate size and clean printing or rendering.