Cursive Alrer 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, packaging, social posts, airy, casual, friendly, delicate, handmade, personal note, casual elegance, signature feel, modern script, monoline, looped, tall ascenders, open counters, bouncy.
A slender, monoline handwritten script with a rightward slant and gently uneven rhythm. Strokes stay consistently thin, with subtle swelling at curves and terminals, and a soft, pen-drawn wobble that keeps forms lively without becoming messy. Proportions skew tall and narrow, with small lowercase bodies, long ascenders/descenders, and rounded bowls; counters tend to remain open, and joins are light and intermittent rather than strictly continuous. Capitals are simple and upright in construction with occasional looped or hooked entry strokes, pairing cleanly with the smaller, more flowing lowercase.
This font suits short-to-medium text where a human, informal voice is desirable—greeting cards, invitations, quotes, captions, and lifestyle branding. It also works well for packaging accents and labels when you want a light handwritten signature without heavy flourish.
The overall tone feels relaxed and personable, like quick neat handwriting on a note or label. Its light touch and buoyant, slightly bouncy spacing give it an approachable, everyday charm rather than a formal calligraphic mood.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, modern cursive handwriting with an emphasis on elegance through restraint: thin strokes, narrow proportions, and minimal ornament. It prioritizes a friendly personal tone and a quick handwritten feel while remaining clean enough for display use.
Numbers follow the same thin-stroke logic and keep a handwritten irregularity, with rounded shapes and simple construction. The mix of taller capitals and compact lowercase creates a strong vertical cadence, and the frequent looped ascenders add a gentle decorative sparkle in running text.