Cursive Ihku 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, social media, posters, casual, friendly, lively, personal, retro, handwritten feel, approachability, display impact, quick readability, brushy, looping, slanted, fluid, informal.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with smooth, continuous strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a steady baseline rhythm and gentle, natural-looking irregularities that keep it from feeling mechanical. Strokes stay mostly even in thickness, with subtle swelling at curves and joins, and the forms favor open counters and simplified curves for fast, readable movement. Ascenders are relatively tall compared to the lowercase body, reinforcing a compact lowercase presence while keeping the overall texture light and agile.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings such as branding marks, packaging callouts, social media graphics, posters, and casual editorial headlines. It can also work for brief accent lines in invitations or menus where a handwritten touch is desired, especially at larger sizes where the brushy joins and loops remain clear.
The font reads as casual and personable, like quick but confident handwriting. Its flowing motion and soft curves give it an upbeat, friendly tone that feels relaxed rather than formal. The overall impression leans contemporary-casual with a hint of retro marker-script energy.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, natural cursive made with a marker or brush pen, prioritizing fluidity and approachability over formality. Its compact proportions and streamlined shapes suggest an emphasis on fast readability and a modern handwritten voice for display-led typography.
Capitals are simple and sweeping, designed to lead into the lowercase smoothly rather than dominate as ornate initials. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with single-stroke gestures and rounded shapes that match the script’s pace. In running text, the consistent rightward slant and continuous joins create an energetic line that works best when allowed some breathing room.