Cursive Eknev 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding stationery, invitations, logos, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, airy, refined, lively, signature style, boutique branding, formal invite, expressive display, calligraphy mimicry, calligraphic, looping, flourished, slanted, monoline-esque.
A slanted cursive script with a calligraphic feel and pronounced thin–thick modulation. Strokes are smooth and flowing with long, tapering terminals, frequent loops, and occasional entry/exit swashes that create a continuous handwritten rhythm. Capitals are taller and more decorative, featuring open counters and extended curves, while lowercase forms are compact with a small x-height and rising ascenders that add vertical sparkle. Spacing is moderately open for a script, helping letterforms stay distinct despite the connected motion.
Well suited to wedding and event materials, beauty and lifestyle branding, boutique packaging, and logo wordmarks where a personal, handwritten signature effect is desired. It performs best in headlines, names, and short phrases, and benefits from generous size and breathing room.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, balancing polish with a relaxed handwritten spontaneity. Its looping forms and delicate contrast evoke a romantic, boutique sensibility suited to expressive, personal messaging.
Designed to emulate elegant, fast calligraphy—capturing the momentum of a pen stroke while maintaining a clean, curated script silhouette. The emphasis on decorative capitals and flowing connections suggests an intention for expressive display typography with a refined, modern handwritten charm.
Numerals follow the same slanted, lightly flourished style and keep a consistent calligraphic contrast with the letters. The font relies on gesture and terminal shapes for character, so legibility is strongest at display and short-text sizes rather than dense paragraphs.