Cursive Ryku 2 is a bold, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, invitations, packaging, headlines, posters, playful, handcrafted, vintage, whimsical, expressive, handmade feel, expressive display, brand charm, decorative lettering, signature style, brushy, calligraphic, swashy, bouncy, textured.
A lively brush-script design with a pronounced thick–thin rhythm and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn cadence. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, with occasional teardrop terminals and looping forms that mimic a fast marker or brush. Letterforms are compact and tall, with tight internal counters and a modest x-height relative to ascenders, while widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph for an organic texture. Connections are suggested by flowing joins and cursive structure, though the rhythm remains legible in mixed-case text.
This font works best in short to medium display copy where its brush contrast and looping cursive forms can be appreciated—such as logos, product labels, greeting cards, wedding stationery, social graphics, and promotional headlines. It can also add a handcrafted accent when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The overall tone feels personable and upbeat, like custom lettering for invitations or boutique packaging. Its energetic contrasts and informal loops give it a friendly, slightly nostalgic character that reads as handmade rather than mechanical.
The design appears intended to replicate expressive brush lettering with a polished, consistent character set—delivering a casual, signature-like script that stands out in branding and decorative typography while maintaining readable word shapes.
Capital letters tend to be more decorative and gestural, with occasional swash-like strokes that add personality at word starts. Numerals keep the same brush logic, pairing heavy stems with thin hairline turns, which makes them best suited to display settings rather than dense tabular data.