Cursive Yihe 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, social media, invitations, casual, handmade, energetic, friendly, expressive, authenticity, personality, speedy note, signature look, brush texture, brushy, textured, loose, slanted, monoline-ish.
A lively, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show subtle texture and occasional thick–thin swelling, with tapered terminals and soft, rounded joins. Letterforms are compact with quick entry/exit strokes and a variable rhythm that keeps counters open while allowing some forms to lean into each other. Uppercase shapes are simplified and tall, while lowercase maintains a quick, sketch-like cadence with modest looping and long ascenders/descenders.
Best suited to short text where personality is the priority—packaging callouts, posters, social posts, quotes, and casual invitations. It can also work for brand marks or section headings when paired with a calmer sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is informal and personal, like fast note-taking with a felt tip or brush marker. Its slightly rough edges and energetic movement suggest spontaneity and approachability rather than formality or precision.
Designed to capture an authentic, quick handwritten signature/brush-note look with strong forward motion and a natural, imperfect rhythm. The goal appears to be expressive display typography that feels human and spontaneous.
Numerals and capitals follow the same brisk, handwritten logic, favoring speed and gesture over strict uniformity. The texture and stroke modulation become more apparent at larger sizes, where the brushy edges read as intentional character.