Cursive Ehlip 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, posters, casual, friendly, personal, lively, expressive, handwritten feel, warmth, casual emphasis, dynamic motion, brushy, slanted, flowing, looping, rounded.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with smoothly tapered strokes and subtle, natural-looking modulation. Letterforms are compact and right-leaning, with rounded turns, occasional looped ascenders/descenders, and a lively baseline rhythm. Connections appear intermittently, giving it a handwritten flow while keeping individual characters distinct. Numerals and capitals follow the same pen-driven logic, with simplified shapes and soft terminals that maintain an even, continuous texture in words.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display text where a human touch is desired, such as logos, product labels, event materials, and promotional graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when paired with a simpler companion typeface for body copy.
The font feels informal and personable, like quick but practiced handwriting. Its energetic slant and brushy curves add warmth and momentum, making text read as conversational rather than formal or mechanical.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident brush handwriting—fluid and legible, with enough variation to feel authentic while remaining controlled for repeatable typesetting.
Capitals are relatively restrained and upright in construction compared to many decorative scripts, helping them sit comfortably at the start of words. The overall spacing and stroke endings suggest a single-stroke writing tool, producing consistent rhythm in longer lines without becoming overly ornate.