Cursive Olbav 2 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social graphics, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, expressive, modern, handwritten warmth, quick elegance, casual readability, personal tone, monoline, loopy, tall ascenders, long descenders, open counters.
A slender, handwritten script with a monoline feel and a consistent forward slant. Letterforms are tall and willowy, with generous ascenders and descenders and relatively small lowercase bodies, creating a lot of vertical rhythm. Strokes are smooth and slightly elastic, with soft entry/exit hooks and occasional looped forms; connections are suggested more than strictly continuous, so word shapes read as flowing but not fully joined. Numerals and capitals keep the same narrow, upright-with-lean gesture, giving the set a cohesive, sketch-pen look.
This font suits short-to-medium text where a human, handwritten tone is desired: social posts, greeting cards, invitations, product labels, and pull quotes. It works particularly well at larger sizes where the tall rhythm and loop details have room to breathe, and where a light, elegant handwritten line can contrast with a more neutral companion font.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick neat handwriting on a note or label. Its light, airy construction and lively loops give it an upbeat, conversational character that feels contemporary rather than formal or historic.
The design appears intended to capture clean, legible handwriting with a quick, flowing cadence—balancing charm and readability through simple monoline strokes, tall proportions, and restrained connections between letters.
Spacing appears naturally uneven in a hand-drawn way, which adds charm but can make dense settings feel busy. Capitals are tall and simplified, working best as lead-ins or short emphasis rather than long all-caps text. The digit set is similarly streamlined and narrow, matching the font’s linear texture in mixed alphanumeric settings.