Cursive Ihfi 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, quotes, posters, greeting cards, casual, friendly, lively, personal, retro, handwritten feel, friendly tone, fast motion, casual elegance, monoline, looping, fluid, slanted, open counters.
A brisk, slanted handwritten script with a mostly monoline stroke and rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with quick curves, occasional looped entries, and a loose, marker-like rhythm rather than rigid calligraphic construction. Capitals are simple and airy with long, sweeping strokes, while lowercase forms stay small and tight, creating a clear hierarchy between cases. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, and the figures follow the same informal, handwritten logic with open, single-stroke shapes.
Well suited to short headlines, brand marks, packaging callouts, invitations, and quote-style typography where an authentic handwritten tone is desired. It performs best at medium-to-large sizes, where the compact lowercase and flowing joins remain clear and the lively rhythm becomes a feature rather than visual noise.
The font reads as informal and personable, with a light, upbeat energy that feels conversational rather than ceremonial. Its quick, flowing motion and relaxed joins evoke everyday handwriting—approachable, slightly retro, and expressive without becoming ornate.
Designed to emulate quick, confident handwriting with a streamlined, modern smoothness. The goal appears to be an easygoing cursive voice that adds personality and motion while staying relatively clean and readable for display applications.
Connections between letters are suggested by entry/exit strokes, but the overall texture remains open and legible at display sizes. The stroke smoothness and consistent pen pressure keep the texture even, while the varied glyph widths and sweeping capitals add dynamism in longer lines of text.