Cursive Olbef 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social media, packaging, headlines, quotes, casual, expressive, lively, personal, modern, handwritten feel, quick brush, modern script, display focus, brushy, slanted, monoline, tall ascenders, looped.
A slanted, handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and a mostly monoline stroke. Letterforms are tall and airy with long ascenders/descenders and compact, understated lowercase bodies, creating a quick, upright rhythm despite the italic lean. Terminals are tapered and slightly rounded, and many joins are implied or lightly connected, producing a flowing line without becoming overly ornate. Capitals are larger and more gestural, often built from single sweeping strokes that contrast with the simpler, narrow lowercase.
This style works best for short-to-medium display text where a personal, handwritten voice is desirable—logos, boutique branding, product packaging, social posts, invitations, and pull quotes. It can also add contrast as an accent font paired with a neutral sans for supporting copy.
The font reads as informal and energetic, like fast, confident handwriting. Its tall loops and brisk slant give it a spontaneous, personable tone that feels contemporary rather than formal or traditional.
The design appears intended to mimic swift brush handwriting with a clean, legible structure, balancing expressive capitals and flowing lowercase for contemporary display typography. Its narrow, tall forms prioritize rhythm and personality over long-form reading comfort.
Spacing appears uneven in a natural way, with noticeable width variation between glyphs and a hand-drawn baseline liveliness. The numerals follow the same cursive, stroke-driven construction, staying lightweight and quick, which supports display use more than data-dense settings.