Cursive Obgan 5 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, branding, airy, delicate, casual, elegant, playful, handwritten charm, graceful flow, personal tone, light elegance, monoline, loopy, tall, spidery, bouncy.
A thin, monoline script with a pronounced rightward slant and tall, narrow proportions. Strokes are smooth and continuous with frequent looped ascenders and descenders, creating a lively vertical rhythm. Uppercase forms read like simplified handwritten capitals with occasional long entry/exit strokes, while lowercase letters stay compact with small counters and fine joins. Spacing is open and the overall texture remains light and uncluttered, with a slightly bouncy baseline and varied letter widths typical of natural pen writing.
Well-suited to short, expressive text such as invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, product tags, and light lifestyle branding. It performs best at display sizes where the fine strokes and tight interior spaces remain clear.
The tone is intimate and breezy, like quick, neat handwriting on a note or invitation. Its long loops and slender build add a touch of elegance without feeling formal, leaning more toward friendly and personal than polished calligraphy.
Designed to capture a natural, everyday cursive look with a refined, airy presence. The consistent monoline stroke and looping structure suggest an emphasis on graceful flow and a personable handwritten voice for modern display use.
Many characters rely on extended ascenders/descenders for identity, giving the font a tall silhouette and strong vertical emphasis. The figures are simple and handwritten in spirit, matching the letterforms’ light touch and maintaining a consistent pen-drawn feel across the set.