Cursive Dupu 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
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A flowing cursive script with a consistent rightward slant and a smooth, pen-drawn rhythm. Strokes show moderate thick–thin modulation, with tapered entrances and exits and occasional pointed terminals that suggest quick, confident writing. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders and descenders and a notably small lowercase body, creating a high, airy vertical profile. Connections are frequent and natural in text, while capitals are more standalone and decorative, using generous loops and sweeping lead-in strokes.
This font works best for short, expressive settings such as logos, boutique branding, invitations, packaging accents, social graphics, and pull quotes. It reads most confidently at medium to large sizes where the compact lowercase and fine joining details have room to breathe.
The overall tone feels elegant and intimate, balancing a refined signature-like look with an informal handwritten ease. Its looping capitals and brisk, slanted movement give it a romantic, upscale character suited to expressive, personal messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the look of confident, stylish handwriting—like a polished signature—while remaining cohesive across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals for display-focused use.
Capitals are prominent and often more flourished than the lowercase, which stays compact and quick. The numerals follow the same cursive, forward-leaning style, with simplified shapes and subtle stroke contrast that keeps them aligned with the script texture.