Cursive Vate 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social ads, headlines, logotypes, energetic, casual, expressive, handmade, sporty, brush realism, casual emphasis, fast lettering, display impact, brushy, textured, slanted, dynamic, high-contrast tips.
A brush-pen style script with a pronounced rightward slant and lively, fast stroke rhythm. Letterforms show broad, pressure-shaped strokes with tapered terminals and occasional dry-brush texture, creating crisp edges in some areas and rougher fills in others. Curves are generous and slightly compressed, with rounded bowls and open counters that keep the texture from clogging. Capitals are large and gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with simple joins and minimal flourish, maintaining a consistent handwritten flow across words.
Works best for short to medium display settings where a handwritten punch is desired—posters, packaging callouts, social media graphics, event titles, and logo-like wordmarks. It can also serve as an accent font paired with a clean sans for supporting text, especially where an energetic, informal voice is needed.
The overall tone feels spontaneous and high-energy, like marker lettering or quick brush calligraphy used for emphasis. Its confident slant and punchy strokes read as friendly and informal, with a sporty, street-signage immediacy rather than refined penmanship.
Designed to emulate expressive brush lettering with clear, repeatable shapes while preserving the irregularities of real ink. The goal appears to be a confident, attention-grabbing script that reads quickly at display sizes and delivers a distinctly handmade texture.
Stroke contrast is driven by simulated pressure: downstrokes appear heavier while upstrokes and exits taper sharply. Spacing looks naturally variable, and connections between letters are sometimes implied more than fully continuous, reinforcing a quick, hand-drawn character. Numerals follow the same brush logic with bold bodies and tapered starts/finishes, matching the text color and rhythm.