Cursive Mata 5 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, social media, branding, packaging, headlines, energetic, casual, expressive, sporty, friendly, hand-lettered feel, fast brush stroke, display impact, friendly tone, brushy, slanted, rounded, tapered, bouncy.
A lively brush-script with a pronounced rightward slant and compact proportions. Strokes are thick and fairly even overall, with subtle tapering at terminals that suggests a marker or brush pen. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with rounded joins and occasional sharp flicks on entries and exits. The rhythm is quick and slightly bouncy, and the narrow set keeps words tight while allowing distinctive, gestural capitals and looped descenders.
Well suited to display settings where a handwritten voice is desirable, such as posters, social media graphics, product packaging, and branding accents. It performs best at medium to large sizes for titles, quotes, and short callouts where its brisk stroke and tight spacing can stay clear.
The tone feels informal and upbeat, like quick hand lettering made for impact. It reads as confident and energetic rather than delicate, lending a personable, spontaneous character to headlines and short phrases.
Designed to mimic fast, confident brush handwriting with enough consistency to set full phrases smoothly. The goal appears to be an expressive script that delivers immediacy and personality while remaining legible in display use.
Capitals show the most personality, with sweeping initial strokes and occasional swash-like movement, while lowercase maintains a consistent forward motion. Numerals share the same handwritten cadence, with simple, slightly angled forms that match the script’s stroke weight and momentum.