Cursive Ligoy 5 is a very light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, quotes, elegant, romantic, airy, refined, delicate, elegance, personal touch, formal script, decorative, calligraphic, swashy, looped, slanted, flourished.
A delicate cursive script with a pronounced forward slant, hairline entry strokes, and sharp contrast between thin connectors and slightly weightier downstrokes. Letterforms are built from long, sweeping curves and tapered terminals, with frequent looped ascenders/descenders and occasional extended swashes on capitals. The rhythm is fluid and continuous, with loose joins and open counters that keep the texture light, while the overall set maintains a consistent, graceful stroke trajectory across upper- and lowercase as well as numerals.
Well-suited to short to medium-length display settings where elegance and personality are desired, such as invitations, event stationery, boutique branding, and product packaging. It also works nicely for pull quotes, headings, and signature-style accents when paired with a quiet supporting text face.
The font conveys a refined, romantic tone—light on the page, graceful in motion, and reminiscent of formal handwriting. Its airy texture and flowing curves feel personal and expressive without becoming overly ornate, giving text a polished, intimate character.
The design appears intended to emulate refined handwritten script with calligraphic contrast and confident, continuous motion. It prioritizes a graceful silhouette, expressive capitals, and a light overall texture for decorative typography rather than dense text setting.
Capitals tend to be more expressive, featuring broader curves and longer lead-in strokes that create a calligraphic flourish at the start of words. Lowercase forms stay relatively restrained but show distinctive loop construction on letters like g, y, and z, and numerals echo the same slender, handwritten cadence.