Cursive Upkaw 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, invitations, social media, posters, expressive, romantic, dynamic, casual, stylish, handwritten feel, display impact, stylish branding, calligraphic flair, brushy, looping, slanted, airy, flourished.
A slanted cursive script with a brush-pen feel, combining sharp, tapered entry/exit strokes with fuller downstrokes for a lively, high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with narrow proportions and frequent looped ascenders/descenders that create a flowing, calligraphic silhouette. Connections are implied rather than fully continuous, and stroke terminals often end in pointed flicks or soft hooks, giving lines a quick, hand-drawn momentum.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where personality is the priority: logos and brand marks, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting pieces, social posts, and display headlines. It performs particularly well at larger sizes where the stroke contrast and loops can read clearly.
The tone is personable and expressive, balancing elegance with an informal, handwritten spontaneity. Its brisk slant, energetic stroke modulation, and occasional flourishes suggest a confident, slightly dramatic voice suited to attention-grabbing phrases.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush lettering while maintaining consistent proportions and a polished, catalog-ready finish. It aims to deliver a fashionable script look with enough character in capitals and terminals to create memorable, expressive titles.
Capitals lean toward ornamental forms with prominent swashes and open counters, helping create a distinctive word shape in headlines. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with narrow figures and angled stress that aligns well with the letters.