Cursive Ponon 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, invitations, packaging, social media, headlines, friendly, romantic, playful, personal, casual, hand-lettered feel, elegant casual, expressive display, personal tone, brushy, looping, tall ascenders, airy spacing, bouncy baseline.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel, built from high-contrast strokes that taper into fine terminals. Letterforms are generally tall and slender, with long ascenders/descenders and a relatively small x-height that gives the lowercase an elegant, airy rhythm. The slant is pronounced and the curves are springy, with frequent loops and occasional lifted joins that keep it readable while still feeling handwritten. Numerals follow the same flowing construction, mixing open curves with crisp, tapered entries and exits.
This font is well-suited to short display text where a handwritten voice is desirable—logos, product labels, quotes, cards, and event materials. It performs best at medium-to-large sizes where the delicate hairlines and tapered joins can stay clear, and it can add a personal accent when paired with a simple sans for body copy.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like neat hand-lettering for notes, invitations, or boutique branding. Its buoyant curves and looping gestures add a romantic, slightly whimsical character without becoming overly ornamental.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush-script handwriting: narrow, slanted letterforms with expressive loops and strong stroke contrast that bring energy and charm to display typography.
Capitals tend to be more calligraphic and expressive, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, quick-written cadence. Stroke modulation is a defining feature, and the narrow silhouettes help lines feel light and tidy even at display sizes.