Cursive Pugy 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, social graphics, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, lively, handwritten warmth, casual clarity, friendly branding, everyday script, looping, rounded, monoline, bouncy, informal.
A lively handwritten script with rounded forms, smooth joins, and a consistent marker-like stroke. The letters lean forward and maintain an even, flowing rhythm, with frequent loops in ascenders and descenders and soft, curved terminals. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, with a tight, handwritten spacing feel and occasional built-in entry/exit strokes that help words knit together. Numerals and capitals follow the same drawn-by-hand logic, keeping stroke texture and curvature consistent with the lowercase.
Well suited to short-to-medium phrases where a personable voice is desired, such as branding accents, packaging callouts, greeting cards, invitations, social media graphics, and quote designs. It can also work for headings or pull quotes when paired with a neutral text face for body copy.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, like neat personal handwriting in a journal or on a note. Its springy curves and looping connections create an upbeat, conversational feel that reads as human and relaxed rather than formal or technical.
Likely designed to mimic clean, modern cursive handwriting with a steady pen/marker stroke, balancing fluid connections with legibility. The emphasis appears to be on friendly expressiveness and quick, natural movement across a line while keeping forms consistent enough for repeated use in design.
Connections are generally continuous in running text, but letter shapes still retain distinct counters and clear silhouettes, which helps readability at display and subhead sizes. Capitals are simple and upright in construction while still matching the script’s forward motion, and the punctuation and dots are rounded and unobtrusive.