Cursive Vele 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, social media, expressive, energetic, casual, confident, lively, brush lettering, human warmth, dynamic emphasis, casual branding, handmade texture, brushy, textured, slanted, compact, bouncy.
This font has a brush-pen, handwritten build with a pronounced rightward slant and compact overall proportions. Strokes show clear pressure modulation, moving between thick swells and tapered hairlines, with visibly textured edges that suggest a dry brush or marker on paper. Letterforms are simplified and slightly condensed, with tight counters and short, efficient joins that keep words moving quickly across the line. The rhythm is lively and slightly irregular in a controlled way, retaining consistent angle and weight while allowing natural variation in stroke terminals and curves.
It works best for short to medium-length display settings where an expressive handwritten note is desired—posters, packaging callouts, branding accents, social graphics, and punchy headings. The heavy, textured strokes help it hold up at larger sizes and on high-contrast applications where a handmade brush look is a key part of the message.
The tone is informal and expressive, with an energetic, on-the-fly handwritten feel. Its bold brush character reads as friendly and confident rather than formal, giving copy a personal, upbeat voice suited to modern casual branding and punchy headlines.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering—fast, slanted strokes with visible pressure changes and a slightly rough edge—while remaining consistent enough for repeated use in branding and display typography.
Uppercase forms lean toward gestural, sign-like shapes, while the lowercase stays compact and quick, helping maintain momentum in longer words. Numerals are similarly brushy and slanted, matching the letter texture and keeping the overall color dark and punchy. Spacing appears tight and visually driven, producing a dense, assertive line of text.