Cursive Tenoh 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, quotes, greetings, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, friendly voice, expressive display, casual script, brushy, rounded, looping, informal, bouncy.
A casual script with a brush-pen feel, built from rounded, slightly tapered strokes and an overall rightward slant. Letterforms are compact and tall, with tight counters, short ascenders/descenders relative to the capitals, and a lively baseline that subtly wavers like natural handwriting. Terminals are soft and slightly blunted, and many shapes show gentle entry/exit strokes that suggest motion rather than rigid construction. Capitals are prominent and expressive, often featuring looped or swashed beginnings, while lowercase forms stay streamlined and simplified for quick writing rhythm.
Well-suited to short, expressive copy where a human touch is desirable—logos and small brand marks, product labels, cafe-style menus, social posts, invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes. It also works for display-sized headers where the lively capitals and brushy strokes can carry personality without needing dense paragraph readability.
The font reads as personable and upbeat, with an easygoing handwritten charm. Its energetic slant and bouncy rhythm give it a conversational tone that feels warm and approachable rather than formal or technical.
Designed to emulate quick, confident handwriting with a brush-pen character—prioritizing warmth, motion, and individuality over strict geometric consistency. The exaggerated capitals and compact lowercase suggest an intent to create a distinctive, friendly voice for display and headline use.
In running text, the texture stays smooth and continuous, with occasional separation between letters that keeps the script from becoming overly tangled. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, mixing rounded curves with brisk strokes and maintaining the same casual, slightly irregular cadence.