Cursive Duku 2 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, branding, headlines, elegant, romantic, airy, refined, vintage, handwritten elegance, signature style, formal flourish, soft expressiveness, monoline, looping, swashy, slanted, calligraphic.
A delicate, monoline cursive with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, continuous stroke flow. Letterforms are built from long, looping ascenders and descenders, with generous entry and exit strokes that encourage connection in running text. Capitals are prominent and often begin with extended lead-in strokes and soft swashes, while the lowercase maintains a compact core with very tall extenders. Numerals follow the same handwritten rhythm, using simple, slightly looped forms that keep the overall texture light and open.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display settings such as invitations, wedding stationery, greeting cards, boutique branding, and elegant headings. It also works for quotes or signatures when set with comfortable line spacing, where the extended loops and connecting strokes have room to read clearly.
The overall tone is graceful and personal, combining a formal, calligraphy-adjacent polish with an intimate handwritten feel. Its flowing connections and restrained stroke weight give it a romantic, invitation-like character without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to emulate neat, flowing pen handwriting with a refined, calligraphic cadence. It emphasizes continuity and graceful movement—especially in capitals and extenders—to create a polished script voice for expressive, decorative typography.
In the sample text, the font shows a lively baseline rhythm and noticeable variation in letter spacing typical of handwriting-style scripts. The long extenders and swashy capitals create a strong vertical sparkle and can dominate at smaller sizes or in tight line spacing, so it benefits from generous leading and breathing room.