Cursive Ehmun 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, lively, personal, human warmth, quick note, brush script, compact display, informal emphasis, brushy, slanted, bouncy, textured, angular.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with tapered stroke endings and a gently textured, hand-drawn edge. Letterforms are tall and compact with tight sidebearings, producing a condensed rhythm; joins are implied rather than consistently continuous, so the writing feels quickly penned rather than formally connected. Strokes show modest thick–thin modulation and occasional spur-like terminals, with angular turns in letters like K, M, N and sharper diagonals balancing rounder bowls in O, Q and g. Capitals are simple and upright in structure but rendered with the same brisk, calligraphic motion, and numerals follow the same narrow, leaning construction with open curves and pointed exits.
Best suited to short, expressive copy where a handwritten voice is desired—brand accents, packaging callouts, posters, invitations, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes and headings when set at moderate to large sizes, where the brush texture and tapered terminals remain clear.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—like a fast note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its energetic slant and bouncy movement read as approachable and upbeat, with just enough roughness to feel authentic and handmade rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting in a condensed footprint, prioritizing momentum and a natural, human rhythm over formal calligraphic precision. It aims to add warmth and immediacy to headings and accent text while staying compact and space-efficient.
Because the strokes are narrow and the interior spaces can pinch at smaller sizes, the design benefits from generous line spacing and a bit of tracking when used in longer runs. The capital set is relatively restrained and works best as a companion to the more expressive lowercase rather than as a dominant display element.