Cursive Esmen 2 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, social media, packaging, headers, airy, elegant, personal, delicate, modern, signature feel, personal tone, elegant display, modern script, lightness, monoline, loopy, slanted, tall, spidery.
A delicate, monoline handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and tall, narrow letterforms. Strokes stay consistently thin with occasional swelling at curves and turns, creating a lightly calligraphic feel without becoming brushy. Capitals are long and gestural with open counters and extended entry/exit strokes, while lowercase forms are compact with small bowls and a restrained x-height. Spacing and widths vary naturally, and joins are fluid, producing a lively rhythm that reads like quick, confident pen writing.
It works best for display-style settings where its thin strokes and flowing joins can stay crisp: invitations and stationery, boutique branding, beauty/fashion packaging, social media graphics, and short headers or pull quotes. For longer passages, larger sizes and generous line spacing help preserve its airy, handwritten clarity.
The overall tone is intimate and refined, balancing casual handwritten energy with a fashion-forward elegance. Its thin lines and tall proportions feel light, airy, and slightly dramatic, making the text come across as personal and expressive rather than formal or rigid.
The design appears intended to capture an elegant, contemporary handwritten signature look—fast and natural in motion, but curated for consistent rhythm across the alphabet. It emphasizes slender proportions, fluid connectivity, and expressive capitals to create a polished personal voice.
The font relies on continuous stroke flow and elongated ascenders/descenders for character, which gives it strong movement in words and phrases. Numerals match the same narrow, handwritten construction and keep the set visually cohesive.