Cursive Apgus 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, quotes, invitations, packaging, social posts, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, personal, handwritten warmth, casual display, brush lettering, personal tone, brushy, loopy, bouncy, rounded, lively.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth, looped cursive forms with occasional separated strokes. Strokes show noticeable thick-to-thin modulation and tapered terminals, with rounded joins and soft corners that keep the texture organic. Letterforms are tall and slender with a rhythmic forward slant, and spacing varies slightly to preserve a natural, written cadence. Capitals are simple but expressive, often built from single sweeping strokes that stand out clearly at display sizes.
This style works best for short-to-medium display text where personality is the priority: greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, labels, and social media headlines. It can also suit lifestyle branding elements (taglines, badges) when set with generous line spacing to accommodate the tall loops and expressive capitals.
The font reads as warm and approachable, with an informal, diary-like charm. Its buoyant loops and springy rhythm convey a lighthearted, crafty tone rather than a formal or corporate one.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush lettering—clean enough to be readable, but intentionally imperfect to retain human warmth. Its emphasis on tall proportions, looped movement, and stroke contrast suggests a focus on energetic, friendly display typography rather than long-form text setting.
Ascenders and capitals tend to rise prominently, giving the lines an airy verticality, while many lowercase forms stay compact and simplified for speed-of-writing realism. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with curved, open shapes and modest irregularities that reinforce the personal, hand-drawn character.