Cursive Ekmik 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: brand marks, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, energetic, playful, friendly, personal, handwritten realism, expressive display, casual tone, brush lettering, brushy, looping, slanted, bouncy, gestural.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with tapered entries and exits and subtly modulated strokes. Letterforms are compact and generally tall relative to their counters, with a lively baseline that creates a bouncy rhythm in text. Curves are rounded and looped, while joins and terminals often finish in sharp, flicked tips, giving the outlines a quick, handwritten momentum. Overall spacing is tight and the forms feel intentionally informal rather than mechanically uniform.
Well-suited to short, expressive copy where a handwritten feel is desired—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, posters, and social media graphics. It also works for invitations and greeting-style headlines, especially when set at larger sizes where the brush texture and terminals remain clear.
The font reads as upbeat and approachable, like a fast handwritten note with confident strokes. Its energetic slant, looping forms, and punchy terminals lend it a spirited, conversational tone that feels contemporary and personable.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush lettering with an informal cursive flow. It prioritizes personality and motion over strict regularity, aiming to deliver a lively handwritten voice for display-oriented typography.
Uppercase letters show a mix of simplified script caps and more decorative looped constructions, which adds variety and a hand-rendered character. Numerals follow the same brushy logic with soft curves and brisk finishing strokes, staying consistent with the script texture in running text.