Cursive Nekez 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, quotes, invitations, greeting cards, casual, playful, personal, lively, organic, handwritten feel, expressive tone, friendly voice, quick note, signature style, monoline, sketchy, rounded, bouncy, loose.
A loose, handwritten script with a monoline feel and softly tapered terminals that mimic quick pen strokes. Letterforms are tall and slim with generous ascenders and descenders, while the lowercase stays compact, creating a pronounced height contrast between cases. Strokes show slight wobble and irregular joins, with occasional overlaps and open counters that enhance the drawn-by-hand character. Spacing is variable and rhythm is bouncy rather than strictly uniform, giving words a natural, improvised flow.
Best suited for short to medium text where personality is the priority: headlines, pull quotes, packaging callouts, social graphics, and event or greeting-card messaging. It also works well for invitations and informal branding accents when used at larger sizes, where the natural stroke texture and looping forms remain clear.
The overall tone is informal and friendly, like quick notes or a casual signature. Its lively stroke behavior and uneven texture add personality and spontaneity, leaning toward playful, approachable communication rather than polished formality.
Designed to capture the immediacy of handwritten cursive—fluid, lightly imperfect, and expressive—while remaining legible enough for display copy. The tall proportions and lively rhythm suggest an emphasis on energetic, personal communication rather than typographic neutrality.
Uppercase forms read as gestural, simplified caps that can function like initial-caps in a handwritten headline, while the lowercase carries the connective, cursive momentum. Numerals and punctuation inherit the same hand-drawn looseness, supporting an authentic marker/pen-note aesthetic.