Cursive Esbup 2 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, headlines, elegant, airy, delicate, romantic, fashion-forward, signature style, luxury feel, personal tone, decorative flair, monoline feel, hairline strokes, looping, swashy, tall ascenders.
A delicate, hairline script with a steady rightward slant and elongated, calligraphic proportions. Strokes alternate between whisper-thin lines and slightly reinforced downstrokes, creating a refined contrast while maintaining an overall lightweight texture. Letterforms favor open bowls and long, tapering terminals, with frequent loops in capitals and select lowercase characters. Spacing is loose and flowing, and the forms stay narrow and tall, emphasizing vertical rhythm over width.
Best suited to short-form display use where its fine strokes and swashy capitals can breathe—wedding materials, luxury or boutique branding, product labels, and editorial headlines. It can work well for signatures or name marks, especially at larger sizes where the hairline details remain clear.
The tone is graceful and polished, with a light, sophisticated flourish that reads as contemporary handwritten elegance. Its thin, sweeping curves and looping caps give it a romantic, boutique feel suited to elevated, personal messaging rather than utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to emulate a refined handwritten signature style with fashion-oriented elegance. Its narrow, elongated construction and restrained stroke weight aim to deliver a light, upscale impression while retaining the spontaneity of pen-drawn cursive.
Capitals are especially expressive, often built from single continuous motions with high entry strokes and extended exit swashes. The lowercase set remains minimal and slender, with a notably small x-height that keeps the midline quiet while ascenders and descenders carry most of the personality. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, appearing narrow and lightly drawn to match the letterforms.