Cursive Gelew 2 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social media, invitations, quotes, packaging, airy, casual, lively, friendly, personal, handwritten feel, light elegance, compact script, everyday notes, monoline, loopy, bouncy, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A slender, monoline handwritten script with a right-leaning cursive rhythm and lightly looped construction. Strokes stay clean and consistent with minimal contrast, while letterforms are tall and narrow with compact lowercase bodies and noticeably long ascenders/descenders. Curves are open and springy, with occasional entry/exit strokes that suggest fast pen movement; uppercase forms read as simplified, handwritten capitals that sit comfortably alongside the lowercase.
Works well for short-to-medium phrases where a human, friendly voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quotes, social posts, and light packaging or tags. It’s especially effective when set with generous tracking and leading to preserve its airy stroke and narrow rhythm.
The overall tone is relaxed and personable, like quick, neat handwriting in a notebook. Its light touch and narrow proportions make it feel airy and informal, with a playful bounce that keeps long lines from feeling heavy.
Designed to capture the look of quick, tidy cursive handwriting with a lightweight, narrow footprint. The emphasis appears to be on personal tone and smooth, flowing readability rather than formal calligraphic detail.
Connections between letters appear optional rather than rigidly continuous, giving text a natural hand-drawn flow while maintaining clear word shapes. Numerals follow the same thin, loop-friendly logic and feel consistent with the alphabet’s narrow, upright-leaning posture.