Cursive Waku 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, expressive, energetic, personal, youthful, handwritten feel, display impact, casual tone, marker texture, compact script, brushy, slanted, spiky, condensed, dry texture.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a condensed overall footprint. Strokes read like a felt-tip or dry brush pen: mostly monoline with subtle pressure variation, occasional tapered terminals, and slightly rough edges that preserve a drawn-on-paper texture. Letterforms are narrow and quick, with tall ascenders/descenders and a notably small lowercase body, creating a bouncy rhythm. Connections appear selectively rather than fully continuous, and capitals are larger, gestural, and more open, giving the set a dynamic headline presence.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where personality matters: headlines, posters, packaging accents, social graphics, and pull quotes. It can also work for casual branding elements (logos, labels, signatures) when a quick, handwritten tone is desired; for long passages, the condensed forms and lively texture may reduce readability.
The tone is informal and spontaneous, like fast marker lettering used for notes, tags, and punchy emphasis. Its sharp turns, brisk motion, and slightly scratchy texture lend a confident, energetic feel that reads as human and unpolished in a deliberate way.
The design appears intended to capture fast, expressive marker handwriting in a compact, italic-leaning script, prioritizing momentum and character over strict regularity. It aims to feel personal and immediate, with enough consistency to typeset cleanly while retaining a hand-rendered edge.
Spacing and stroke joins vary in a natural handwritten manner, producing an uneven baseline energy that looks intentional rather than mechanical. Numerals and capitals keep the same brisk, angled ductus, helping mixed-case settings maintain a consistent hand-drawn voice.