Cursive Ekguz 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, packaging, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, expressive, handwritten feel, elegant display, personal tone, decorative caps, calligraphic, looping, flowing, slanted, delicate.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and a calligraphic, high-contrast stroke pattern. Forms are tall and narrow with generous ascenders and descenders, giving the design a light, vertical rhythm. Many letters feature open counters, tapered terminals, and occasional looped swashes, while stroke joins stay smooth and continuous across word shapes. Overall spacing feels slightly elastic, producing a lively handwritten cadence rather than rigid repetition.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its delicate contrast and tall proportions can shine—such as invitations, wedding stationery, beauty and lifestyle branding, packaging accents, and boutique logotypes. It can also work for pull quotes or signature-style treatments when set with ample size and breathing room.
The font reads as graceful and intimate, with a refined handwritten charm that feels both romantic and contemporary. Its slender, looping gestures and airy interiors create a soft, polished tone well suited to expressive messaging and decorative headlines.
The design appears intended to emulate a neat, stylish hand with calligraphic influence—prioritizing fluid word shapes, expressive capitals, and a refined, lightweight texture for decorative communication.
Capital letters are especially prominent and ornamental, offering strong entry strokes and occasional flourished forms that can lead a line. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with slim figures and subtle contrast, keeping the overall texture light and elegant in running text.