Cursive Puho 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, lively, personal, expressive, handwritten warmth, casual flair, expressive display, human tone, brushy, rounded, looping, slanted, fluid.
A lively, slanted script with brush-like stroke modulation and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms show a mix of smooth joins and occasional lifted connections, creating a natural handwritten rhythm rather than strict continuous linking. Ascenders are tall and narrow, counters stay open, and many glyphs feature looped entries/exits that taper into pointed ends. Capitals are prominent and gestural, with long lead-in strokes and simplified structures that read clearly at display sizes.
This font works best for short, expressive text where a handwritten voice is desirable—logos, labels, invitations, pull quotes, and social graphics. It can also serve as an accent face paired with a neutral sans or serif for headings and highlights, where its energetic strokes help establish personality without requiring long-form readability.
The overall tone feels warm and informal, like quick note-taking with a confident marker or brush pen. Its energetic slant and looping forms give it a conversational, upbeat personality suited to approachable, human-centered messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of casual brush handwriting while retaining consistent shapes and spacing for repeatable typographic use. By balancing looped cursive gestures with relatively open forms, it aims to stay legible while still feeling personal and spontaneous.
The numerals and capitals share the same brisk, calligraphic motion as the lowercase, with several forms featuring extended strokes that add flair. Stroke endings often taper sharply, and the baseline has a subtly bouncy cadence that reinforces the hand-drawn feel.