Cursive Ehraf 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, lively, expressive, handmade, handwritten feel, compact display, personal tone, energetic rhythm, brushy, slanted, looping, gestural, textured.
A narrow, right-leaning handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and lively, gestural stroke endings. Strokes show subtle pressure modulation, with tapered terminals and occasional thicker downstrokes that create a lightly calligraphic rhythm. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with tight counters and tall ascenders/descenders that give lines an energetic, slightly bouncy cadence. Connections are selective rather than fully continuous, and the overall drawing retains a natural hand irregularity while staying consistent across the set.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its narrow, brushy rhythm can shine—such as branding accents, packaging, posters, social media graphics, pull quotes, and invitations with a casual tone. It can also work for subheads and callouts when paired with a simpler sans or serif for longer reading.
The font reads as informal and personable, with the quick confidence of marker or brush lettering. Its narrow, slanted flow and soft curves lend an upbeat, conversational tone that feels modern and approachable rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, stylish brush handwriting in a compact, space-saving width, prioritizing momentum, personality, and an organic hand-drawn texture for attention-grabbing typography.
Capitals are especially expressive, with prominent loops and sweeping entry strokes that add emphasis in headlines. Numerals are simple and handwritten in spirit, matching the same slanted, tapered construction and maintaining clear recognition at display sizes.