Script Anlow 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, quotes, social posts, playful, handmade, friendly, whimsical, casual, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, personal tone, modern calligraphy, monoline feel, looped, bouncy, tall ascenders, soft terminals.
A lively, hand-drawn script with a right-leaning stance and pronounced stroke contrast that mimics a flexible pen. Letterforms are tall and slender with long ascenders and descenders, compact lowercase bodies, and generous internal loops on characters like g, j, y, and Q. Strokes alternate between thin hairlines and thicker downstrokes, with rounded terminals and occasional tapering that reinforces a calligraphic rhythm. Connection behavior is mixed—many lowercase letters flow together in text, while some joins break or simplify—keeping an informal, handwritten cadence rather than a strictly engineered script.
This font performs best in short-to-medium text where personality matters: logos and brand marks, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting cards, and quote graphics for posters or social media. It’s also effective for headings and accent lines when paired with a simpler sans or serif for supporting copy.
The overall tone feels upbeat and personable, balancing neatness with an intentionally imperfect, hand-lettered charm. Its loopy forms and bouncy rhythm read as welcoming and slightly whimsical, well-suited to light, expressive messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate modern hand-lettering with calligraphic contrast and playful loops, giving designers an easy way to add a personal, crafted feel without sacrificing overall legibility. Its tall, narrow proportions and expressive capitals suggest a focus on display use and stylistic emphasis.
Capitals are especially prominent and decorative, with large entry strokes and looped structures that can dominate a line when used frequently. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, narrow forms and occasional flourished curves, maintaining consistency with the alphabetic set.