Cursive Yidy 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, expressive, lively, personal, airy, handwritten feel, display impact, quick brush, personal tone, brushy, spiky, slanted, loose, gestural.
A lean, fast-moving script with a pronounced rightward slant and a narrow overall footprint. Strokes feel brush- or marker-driven, with tapered entries and exits, occasional thick-to-thin modulation, and slightly rough, textured edges that reinforce the hand-made character. Letterforms are tall and loop-prone with compact counters and a relatively low x-height, creating long ascenders/descenders and a wiry vertical rhythm. Spacing and widths vary by character, and connections are selective, producing a lively, sketch-like flow rather than a rigidly uniform joinery.
Best suited to short display settings where personality matters—headlines, pull quotes, invitations, packaging accents, and social graphics. It can also work for brief subheads or labels when you want a handwritten tone, but its narrow, lively forms favor larger sizes over dense body text.
The font reads as informal and energetic, like quick handwriting used for emphasis. Its spiky turns and brisk stroke rhythm add a sense of motion and personality, while the light, airy color keeps it approachable and nimble.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush script—tall, narrow, and quick—providing an expressive display voice with natural variation and a personal, note-like feel.
Uppercase forms are especially tall and gestural, functioning well as attention-grabbing initials. Numerals match the same slanted, handwritten cadence, with simple shapes and lively diagonals that keep the set cohesive.