Cursive Obrag 5 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, expressive, lively, personal voice, signature look, casual elegance, quick writing, monoline, looping, bouncy, airy, tall ascenders.
A lively handwritten script with a smooth, pen-drawn feel and gently varying rhythm. Strokes are slender and clean with subtle contrast, frequent looped entries/exits, and an overall forward slant. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders and descenders that create an airy vertical texture; counters remain open and rounded, supporting quick readability. Capitals are simplified yet expressive, often built from single flowing strokes, while lowercase maintains a consistent cursive motion with occasional joins and soft terminals. Numerals are similarly handwritten, with rounded shapes and a slightly irregular, human cadence.
Well-suited to short to medium-length text where a personal voice is desired, such as branding accents, packaging labels, social posts, greeting cards, invitations, and pull quotes. It works especially well at display sizes for names, headings, and signature-style highlights; for longer passages, generous line spacing helps keep descenders and loops from visually crowding.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—lighthearted and approachable rather than formal or corporate. Its flowing loops and quick, confident strokes suggest spontaneity, like a neat signature or casual note written with a fine pen.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, elegant everyday handwriting—streamlined and legible, with enough loops and motion to feel distinctive without becoming overly ornamental. It prioritizes a natural written rhythm and a friendly, contemporary script presence.
Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an authentic hand-rendered character. The script leans on long extenders and looped forms (notably in letters like g, y, j, and z), which adds flourish but can increase line-to-line interaction in tighter leading.