Cursive Anbur 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, packaging, social graphics, whimsical, handmade, friendly, playful, airy, handwritten charm, casual elegance, personal tone, expressive display, monoline-like, spidery, bouncy, looped, tall ascenders.
A tall, slender handwritten script with a lively, high-contrast stroke that alternates between hairline connectors and heavier downstrokes. Letterforms are upright overall with narrow bodies, long ascenders and descenders, and a noticeably small x-height that gives lowercase a delicate, perched look. Terminals are mostly rounded and softly tapered, with occasional flicks and looped entries that suggest quick pen movement. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating an organic rhythm; capitals are simplified and narrow, while lowercase forms lean on thin joining strokes and compact counters.
Well suited to short, expressive copy such as greetings, invitations, quote graphics, and lifestyle branding accents where a handmade voice is desired. It can work effectively for logos or packaging highlights when given enough size and breathing room so the fine connecting strokes remain clear.
The tone feels light, informal, and personable—more like quick, stylish handwriting than formal calligraphy. Its thin connectors and bouncy proportions add a whimsical, slightly quirky character that reads as friendly and expressive.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, elegant handwritten look—tall, narrow, and animated—balancing airy hairlines with confident downstrokes for a casual-but-stylish script presence.
In running text the connections are intermittent and delicate, so word shapes stay open rather than forming dense cursive bands. Numerals follow the same narrow, drawn-by-hand logic, with simple forms and occasional looped gestures that match the alphabet.