Cursive Abgew 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, airy, casual, lively, handmade, friendly, handwritten realism, friendly branding, expressive caps, display impact, monoline feel, brushy, looped, bouncy, open forms.
A loose, brush-pen script with quick, confident strokes and noticeable thick–thin modulation that mimics changing pressure. Letterforms are tall and compact with long ascenders and descenders, rounded turns, and frequent looped entry/exit strokes. Strokes taper to fine points at terminals, and many capitals feature extended lead-in swashes and simplified, single-stroke construction. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic handwritten rhythm while remaining broadly consistent in slant and stroke behavior.
Well suited to short display text such as logos, product packaging, invitations, social graphics, and pull quotes where a personable handwritten feel is desired. It performs best at medium-to-large sizes where the fine tapers and pressure transitions remain clear, and it can add warmth as an accent font alongside a restrained sans or serif.
The overall tone feels breezy and personable, like an informal note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its energetic motion and playful looping details give it a lively, upbeat character without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to capture the look of fast, natural brush lettering—expressive capitals, smooth joins, and pressure-driven contrast—optimized for attention-grabbing headlines and friendly branding rather than dense reading.
Capitals are especially expressive, with several showing long cross-strokes and open counters that read well at display sizes. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic—simple, slightly irregular shapes with tapered ends—so dates and short figures blend comfortably into script settings.