Cursive Esgaw 2 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signature, wedding, beauty, packaging, invitations, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, fashion-forward, handwritten elegance, signature feel, boutique branding, expressive capitals, formal note, calligraphic, monoline feel, hairline, flourished, looping.
A delicate cursive script with a steep rightward slant and long, sweeping entry and exit strokes. Letterforms are built from hairline-to-heavier strokes with pronounced contrast, producing a crisp, inked rhythm that stays smooth through curves and loops. Capitals are tall and open with generous swashes and extended cross-strokes, while the lowercase is compact with a notably low x-height, slender counters, and frequent ascending loops on letters like l, h, and k. Overall spacing is tight and the forms remain narrow, giving words a continuous, flowing texture that reads like quick, confident penwork.
Best suited for short-form display use where its fine strokes and flourishes can breathe: signatures and name marks, wedding stationery, beauty and fashion branding, premium packaging, and elegant social media headers. It performs most reliably at larger sizes or with generous tracking to preserve its airy hairlines and looping joins.
The font conveys a polished, intimate tone—graceful and lightly dramatic rather than playful. Its thin strokes and elongated gestures feel upscale and romantic, evoking handwritten notes, signatures, and boutique branding.
The design appears intended to mimic refined pen lettering—fast, fluid, and stylish—while maintaining enough consistency to function as a cohesive script typeface. Emphasis is placed on tall, expressive capitals and graceful connections that create a continuous handwritten cadence.
Some characters feature long horizontal terminals and occasional looped joins that can create distinctive word shapes but also increase the likelihood of overlap in dense settings. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, with slender strokes and simplified, handwritten forms that blend naturally with the letters.