Cursive Benen 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, approachable, handwritten warmth, signature feel, casual display, expressive caps, brushy, looped, rounded, bouncy, monoline-ish.
A lively cursive hand with a brush-pen feel, built from rounded strokes and tapered terminals. Letters lean forward with a quick rhythm, showing small baseline bounce and occasional overshoot on curves. Capitals are taller and more gestural, while lowercase forms favor compact bodies with prominent ascenders and descenders, plus looped shapes in letters like g, y, and z. The stroke texture reads as smooth and inked rather than rough, with subtle thick–thin shifts that suggest pressure variation rather than rigid construction.
This style works well for short-to-medium display text where a personal, friendly voice is needed—such as boutique branding, product packaging, café or lifestyle messaging, social posts, invitations, and quote graphics. It’s particularly effective at larger sizes where the loops and stroke modulation can be appreciated.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like neat everyday handwriting sharpened for display. Its looping joins and buoyant movement give it a cheerful, conversational personality that feels personable rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture an easygoing brush-script signature look: quick, connected writing with clear letter identities, expressive capitals, and consistent pen energy for modern informal display settings.
Many letters connect naturally, and even where joins break, spacing tends to keep a handwritten flow. Numerals follow the same pen-driven logic with simple, readable shapes and rounded turns, maintaining the casual script character across mixed text.