Cursive Tikes 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, social media, branding, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, energetic, handmade feel, casual voice, display impact, friendly branding, brushy, rounded, bouncy, inked, informal.
A slanted, brush-pen script with thick, rounded strokes and a subtly uneven baseline that keeps the texture lively. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with soft terminals, occasional tapered joins, and a gently wobbly stroke edge that reads as inked by hand rather than mechanically drawn. Lowercase shapes are simple and open, with a single-storey a and g, short ascenders/descenders relative to the cap height, and a narrow, upright i with a small dot. Numerals are equally chunky and rounded, matching the soft, painted rhythm of the letters.
This font works best for short-to-medium display settings where a handcrafted voice is desirable—headlines, product labels, café menus, event posters, and social graphics. It can also support branding accents or pull quotes where an informal, brush-script feel adds personality without requiring intricate calligraphic detail.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, like quick marker lettering for notes, packaging, or social posts. Its bouncy rhythm and friendly curves feel upbeat and conversational, leaning more crafty and human than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture quick, confident brush handwriting: bold enough to stand out at a distance, but loose and organic enough to feel personal. It prioritizes warmth, immediacy, and a hand-drawn texture for expressive display typography.
Capitals are bold and emphatic with simplified construction, while the lowercase carries most of the flow, creating a clear headline-to-text hierarchy. Spacing appears slightly irregular in an intentional way, contributing to the handmade character and keeping long lines visually animated.