Cursive Irliw 5 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, brand signatures, packaging, social graphics, casual, playful, friendly, retro, personal, personal tone, casual elegance, signature style, display script, monoline, brushlike, looping, bouncy, slanted.
A slanted, monoline cursive with brushlike, slightly tapered stroke endings and smooth, continuous curves. The letterforms are compact and upright-to-right-leaning, with a small x-height and prominent ascenders/descenders that create a tall, lively rhythm. Connections are fluid but not rigidly uniform, giving the texture a handwritten cadence; counters are open and rounded, and terminals often finish in soft hooks or loops. Capitals are more ornamental, featuring extended entry strokes and occasional flourished swashes that sit comfortably above the line without becoming overly elaborate.
This font suits short- to medium-length setting where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, café menus, social posts, and headline-style quotes. It also works well for logo-like wordmarks and signature-style branding where a friendly, crafted impression is important.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick yet confident handwriting. Its looping capitals and bouncy baseline movement add a light, slightly retro charm, making text feel friendly and expressive rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture an everyday cursive hand with enough polish for display use. Flourished capitals and consistent monoline strokes suggest a balance between authenticity and controlled repeatability, aiming for expressive, easygoing typography that still reads cleanly at typical headline sizes.
In running text, the compact lowercase and long extenders create a distinctive vertical rhythm; the most character comes through in the uppercase forms and in letters with loops (such as g, y, and z). Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded forms and simple, readable gestures that match the script’s flow.