Cursive Arbah 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, social posts, packaging, craft branding, playful, casual, friendly, handmade, whimsical, handwritten charm, casual elegance, display impact, personal voice, brushy, looping, bouncy, airy, tall ascenders.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning with tall ascenders/descenders, small counters, and a rhythmic, slightly bouncy baseline. Strokes taper into fine terminals, with occasional ink-like swell at turns and joins; connections are frequent but not rigidly continuous, giving an organic, drawn-by-hand cadence. Capitals are simplified and narrow with occasional looped or hooked entries, while lowercase forms show flowing joins and slender hairlines that emphasize the contrast.
This font works best for short to medium display text where a handmade, personable voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quotes, social graphics, boutique packaging, and craft-forward branding. It can also serve as an accent companion to a neutral sans or serif for headers, labels, and pull quotes.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick brush lettering for notes, invitations, and packaging. Its narrow, energetic rhythm reads as playful and expressive rather than formal, with a lighthearted charm that suits friendly messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with an elegant contrast profile while staying approachable and casual. Its narrow proportions and tall extenders prioritize a distinctive silhouette and lively texture in headlines and highlight text.
At larger sizes the delicate hairlines and tapered joins become a defining feature, while at smaller sizes the fine strokes and tight interior spaces may need generous spacing and strong contrast backgrounds to stay clear. Numerals follow the same narrow, handwritten logic with simple, slightly calligraphic curves.