Cursive Dadut 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social media, packaging, quotes, invitations, friendly, casual, playful, personal, lively, handwritten feel, informal tone, compact headlines, expressive branding, brushy, looping, rounded, bouncy, expressive.
A slanted, handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and softly tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are tall and narrow with rounded bowls, open counters, and frequent entry/exit strokes that create a flowing rhythm across words. Stroke contrast is modest but visible, with slightly thickened downstrokes and lighter connecting hairlines, and terminals often finish in gentle hooks or flicks. Spacing and widths vary naturally, reinforcing an organic, written-by-hand texture while maintaining consistent overall proportion.
This style is well suited to short-to-medium display copy where a human touch is desirable, such as greeting cards, invitations, social posts, craft branding, packaging callouts, and quote graphics. It can also work for headers and pull quotes when paired with a neutral text face for longer reading.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—warm and approachable with a lively bounce. Its flowing connections and looping forms read as spontaneous and friendly, making text feel conversational rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to simulate quick, confident cursive writing with a brush-pen character—prioritizing fluidity, charm, and everyday friendliness over strict calligraphic precision. The narrow, upright energy and natural variation aim to keep lines of text compact while still feeling expressive.
Capitals are simple and gestural, standing out through height and flourished curves rather than rigid structure. Ascenders and descenders are long and prominent, and the numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and slight stylistic quirks that keep them cohesive with the alphabet.