Cursive Upbab 2 is a light, very narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, branding, invitations, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, fashion, personal, airy, signature look, expressive display, calligraphic feel, elegant branding, calligraphic, flourished, looping, swashy, slanted.
A flowing cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and strong thick–thin modulation that mimics a pointed-pen or brush signature. Strokes are long and tapering, with frequent entry/exit hairlines and occasional extended cross-strokes and ascenders that create a lively rhythm. Letterforms are compact and upright in their internal structure but connected by quick, sweeping joins; counters stay relatively small, and terminals often finish in sharp, calligraphic flicks. Numerals share the same handwritten contrast and slant, with several forms built from single continuous strokes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its contrast and flourishes can be appreciated, such as logos, brand marks, invitations, greeting cards, beauty/fashion packaging, and editorial headlines. It can work for pull quotes or short captions when given generous tracking and line spacing, but it will be most reliable when used sparingly at comfortable sizes.
The overall tone is refined and intimate, reading like a stylish handwritten note or a fashion-oriented signature. Its high-contrast sparkle and graceful loops give it a romantic, boutique feel, while the brisk, narrow rhythm keeps it feeling contemporary rather than ornate.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident cursive writing with a polished, calligraphic finish—combining signature-like motion with enough consistency to function as a cohesive display font. The emphasis appears to be on expressive capitals, tapered strokes, and elegant word shapes rather than dense text readability.
Capitals tend to be more expressive than the lowercase, featuring taller proportions and occasional swashes that can extend into surrounding space. The texture on a line is uneven in a natural way, with visible variation in stroke weight and join behavior that reinforces the hand-drawn character.