Cursive Nerup 2 is a light, very wide, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, quotes, packaging, social graphics, invites, casual, friendly, breezy, personal, retro, handwritten warmth, everyday script, casual display, signature feel, monoline, looping, rounded, loose, playful.
A loose, monoline cursive with a consistent rightward slant and gently rounded terminals. Strokes feel pen-drawn and fluid, with occasional looped joins and soft, open counters. Letterforms are broadly proportioned with generous horizontal movement and a relaxed baseline that gives the texture a handwritten rhythm. Uppercase shapes are simplified and airy, while lowercase forms emphasize smooth entry/exit strokes and modest ascenders and descenders that keep the overall profile compact.
Works well for short-to-medium text where a human touch is desired, such as greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, craft and lifestyle packaging, and casual branding accents. It can also serve as a secondary “signature” style in layouts, especially when paired with a clean sans or a restrained serif for contrast.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick note-taking with a steady hand. Its flowing strokes and open shapes read as friendly and approachable, carrying a lightly nostalgic, everyday handwritten character rather than a formal calligraphic one.
Likely designed to provide an easygoing cursive that feels authentic and legible in real text, balancing flowing connections with open, uncomplicated shapes. The emphasis appears to be on natural rhythm and a light, written-with-a-pen impression suitable for friendly display use.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a natural way, contributing to an organic color in text. Several glyphs show distinctive looped structures (notably in letters with ascenders/descenders), and numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, open forms.