Cursive Idve 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social media, packaging, posters, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, breezy, expressive, handwritten realism, casual elegance, expressive display, friendly branding, brushy, loopy, airy, informal, monoline-ish.
A lively cursive hand with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth, rounded loops with occasional sharp turns and tapered stroke endings. The rhythm is quick and slightly bouncy, with a consistent rightward slant and open counters that keep words readable despite the compact vertical proportions. Strokes show subtle pressure variation—heavier downstrokes and lighter joins—while terminals often finish in soft hooks or flicks. Uppercase forms are larger and more gestural, with simplified construction and a handwritten irregularity that reads as intentional rather than rough.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display copy where a human, conversational voice is desired—brand marks, product packaging accents, social posts, invitations, and headline treatments. It can also work for pull quotes and simple signage when set with comfortable tracking and ample line spacing.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, like a confident note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. It feels approachable and modern-casual, with enough flourish to be expressive without becoming overly formal or calligraphic.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of quick cursive writing while maintaining enough consistency for repeated use in branding and display settings. The blend of loops, soft terminals, and gentle stroke modulation aims for a natural handwritten impression that stays clean and legible in real text.
Letter connections are frequent in the lowercase, but spacing remains loose enough to prevent clumping in longer words. Descenders (such as in g, j, y) are prominent and looped, adding character and motion to lines of text; numerals match the same flowing, handwritten logic for cohesive mixed content.