Cursive Rimow 5 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, greeting cards, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, youthful, handwritten feel, cheerful tone, informal branding, display emphasis, rounded, bouncy, brushy, monoline-ish, looping.
A lively handwritten script with rounded, brush-like strokes and noticeable contrast between thicker downstrokes and slimmer connecting strokes. Letterforms lean mostly upright with a bouncy baseline rhythm and slightly irregular widths that reinforce a drawn-by-hand texture. Terminals are soft and tapered, counters are open, and many lowercase forms use simple loops and joining strokes; capitals are more separated and display-like, mixing print and script cues. Figures are similarly casual, with rounded shapes and a hand-rendered consistency.
Works best for short-to-medium text such as headlines, quotes, packaging callouts, invitations, and social posts where a friendly handwritten feel is desired. It can also support branding accents and product labels, especially when paired with a simpler sans for longer reading.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with an informal charm that feels personal and upbeat. Its bubbly curves and energetic rhythm give it a lighthearted, conversational voice suited to cheerful messaging rather than formal typography.
Designed to mimic a confident brush-pen handwriting style with clean, readable shapes and a playful bounce. The intent appears to balance expressive cursive connections with straightforward forms so it remains legible while still feeling personal and handcrafted.
The font’s personality comes through in its varied stroke endings and the occasional quirky detail in joins and loops, which keeps text feeling organic. Spacing appears moderately tight in running text, and the heavier stroke weight makes it visually assertive at headline sizes.