Cursive Tenoh 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, social posts, posters, invites, branding, playful, casual, expressive, friendly, lively, hand-lettered feel, energetic headlines, compact script, friendly tone, brushy, calligraphic, bouncy, looping, handmade.
A compact, brush-pen script with a right-leaning flow, crisp high-contrast strokes, and tapered terminals that mimic pressure changes. Letterforms are narrow and rhythmically connected in running text, with lively ascenders/descenders and frequent looped joins. Uppercase shapes read as simplified script caps with occasional swash-like entry/exit strokes, while lowercase stays small and tight with short counters and energetic stroke endings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, mixing rounded forms with brisk, flicked terminals for a cohesive texture.
Well-suited for short to medium display lines where a friendly handwritten voice is needed, such as packaging, café or boutique branding, social media graphics, posters, and invitations. It performs best at larger sizes where the fine hairlines and tight counters remain clear, and where its lively connections can read as intentional hand lettering.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick hand lettering made with a confident brush marker. Its bounce and sharp transitions give it an energetic, contemporary craft feel—informal rather than formal, expressive rather than restrained.
Designed to simulate quick, confident brush script lettering with a compact footprint, prioritizing expressive rhythm and a handcrafted look over formal calligraphic precision. The goal appears to be an approachable display script that adds personality and motion to headlines and branded phrases.
Stroke behavior suggests a single tool with pressure-sensitive downstrokes and lighter upstrokes, producing a slightly textured, hand-drawn impression even in clean outlines. The narrow proportions and tight lowercase make word shapes compact, while the generous loops add personality and motion in longer phrases.