Cursive Delis 5 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, lifestyle branding, casual, playful, personal, airy, relaxed, handwritten feel, personal tone, quick script, signature look, brushy, monoline-leaning, looping, swift, bouncy.
A lively cursive script with a quick, brush-pen feel and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes are fluid and lightly weighted, with gentle tapering at entries and exits and occasional thicker turns that suggest pressure changes. Letterforms are narrow and tall with compact lowercases and long, expressive ascenders and descenders; spacing and widths vary organically, reinforcing a handwritten rhythm. Connections are generally smooth in text, while capitals remain more standalone and gestural, with open bowls and sweeping curves.
Well-suited for short to medium headlines where an informal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, social media, and light lifestyle branding. It can also add a personal touch to packaging or labels, especially when paired with a clean sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, like fast, confident handwriting on a note or invitation. Its looping strokes and buoyant rhythm feel upbeat and personable rather than formal, with a slightly whimsical energy that reads as modern and approachable.
Designed to capture the immediacy of natural cursive writing—fast, legible, and expressive—while maintaining enough consistency to work in set text. The emphasis appears to be on a personable signature-like texture with graceful loops and a streamlined stroke economy.
Uppercase forms are simplified and open, leaning on single-stroke gestures rather than built-up calligraphic construction, which keeps the texture light in longer lines. Numerals follow the same cursive sensibility, with simple, handwritten shapes that harmonize with the letterforms.