Cursive Utbal 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, posters, social media, expressive, casual, handmade, energetic, romantic, authenticity, handmade feel, dynamic emphasis, personal tone, brushy, textured, slanted, spiky, tall.
A slanted, brush-pen script with tall proportions and a lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation and visible dry-brush texture, with tapered entries/exits and occasional ink pooling on heavier downstrokes. Letterforms lean toward narrow, upright-leaning ovals and long ascenders/descenders, while spacing stays open enough to keep words readable despite the energetic stroke edges. Capitals are more gestural and angular than the lowercase, creating a dynamic headline presence.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy such as headlines, logos, product labels, posters, invitations, and social media graphics where the brush texture can read clearly. It can work for brief emphatic lines in editorial layouts, but the textured, high-contrast strokes may lose clarity at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.
The overall tone is expressive and personable, like quick marker lettering used for notes, packaging callouts, or social captions. The roughened edges and swift stroke transitions add an energetic, slightly rustic feel, while the flowing joins keep it friendly and informal.
The design appears intended to capture an authentic brush-script look—fast, confident strokes with natural variation and tactile texture—aimed at adding human warmth and movement to contemporary display typography.
The texture is a defining feature: many strokes have broken edges and a lightly distressed fill that suggests a real brush on paper. Numerals share the same calligraphic slant and tapering terminals, blending naturally with text in display settings.