Script Arvu 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, headlines, packaging, posters, elegant, vintage, whimsical, formal, playful, decorative caps, calligraphic charm, display emphasis, vintage flavor, monogram focus, swashy, curly, ornate, looped, calligraphic.
This typeface pairs ornate, swash-driven capitals with comparatively restrained lowercase forms, creating a mixed script-and-print rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation with rounded terminals and frequent curled entry/exit strokes, especially in the uppercase. The letterforms are compact and narrow overall, with tall ascenders and descenders that add vertical emphasis, while the x-height remains modest. Counters are generally small and enclosed, and many shapes lean on teardrop-like joins and looped bowls for a decorative, calligraphic silhouette.
Best suited for short to medium display text where the ornate capitals can be featured—such as invitations, boutique branding, packaging labels, and poster headlines. It can work for brief phrases or pull quotes, but the strong swashes and tight counters suggest more caution at very small sizes or in dense paragraphs.
The font reads as classic and expressive, with a decorative flourish that evokes invitations, old-world signage, and storybook styling. Its elaborate capitals add a sense of ceremony, while the simpler lowercase keeps the tone approachable rather than strictly formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a decorative, calligraphy-inspired voice with standout uppercase initials and a legible supporting lowercase. It aims to balance flourish and readability by reserving the most dramatic gestures for caps and select letter features, making it well adapted to prominent, stylized titling.
Uppercase characters carry the strongest personality through large interior loops and prominent swashes, which can dominate word shapes in headline settings. Numerals follow the same high-contrast, curvy logic and feel display-oriented, with decorative curls that favor style over plain utilitarian clarity.