Script Lebas 5 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, certificates, elegant, formal, romantic, classic, refined, calligraphic elegance, ceremonial display, decorative initials, calligraphic, looping, flourished, slanted, delicate.
A formal cursive design with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, pen-like stroke modulation. Letterforms are built from flowing, elliptical curves with frequent entry and exit strokes that create a lively rhythm, while capitals feature extended swashes and generous loops. Strokes remain relatively slender with crisp terminals, and spacing is open enough to keep the script from collapsing in text, though the long ascenders/descenders and sweeping capitals create a tall, airy silhouette. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with angled stress and subtle curls that echo the letterforms.
This font is well suited to wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, and other celebratory print pieces where expressive capitals can shine. It also works for boutique branding, packaging accents, certificates, and short headlines or pull quotes, particularly when ample tracking and leading are available.
The overall tone is polished and ceremonial, reading as traditional and romantic rather than casual. Its sweeping capitals and graceful connective motion lend a sense of invitation, celebration, and formality—suited to moments where elegance and flourish are desirable.
The design appears intended to emulate formal calligraphy in a clean, repeatable digital form, prioritizing graceful motion, decorative capitals, and a refined page color over utilitarian text economy. Its structure suggests a focus on display and ceremonial messaging where flourish and elegance are central.
Capital letters carry much of the personality, with prominent swashes that can extend into neighboring space, so line spacing and initial-letter contexts matter. The small x-height and long extenders emphasize a classic script profile and can make long passages feel ornate, especially at larger sizes.