Cursive Semiw 5 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, greeting cards, friendly, playful, casual, handcrafted, lively, handwritten warmth, casual branding, quick emphasis, friendly display, brushy, bouncy, rounded, loopy, informal.
A lively handwritten script with rounded forms and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation with soft, tapered terminals and slightly irregular curves that keep the rhythm human. Letterforms are generally upright with a gentle bounce, narrow proportions, and compact counters; connections appear intermittently, so words read as a loose cursive rather than a continuous join. The overall texture is dark and smooth, with simplified shapes and a consistent stroke behavior across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a personal, handmade voice is desired—such as posters, packaging callouts, social media graphics, invitations, greeting cards, and lifestyle branding. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when paired with a quieter text face.
The font conveys an upbeat, approachable tone—like quick marker lettering for notes, labels, and friendly headlines. Its bouncy shapes and looping details feel personable and informal, adding warmth and energy without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting with a clean, reproducible look. It prioritizes charm and immediacy through bouncy proportions, high-contrast stroke modulation, and friendly rounded forms that stay legible at display sizes.
Capital letters are tall and simplified, pairing well with the rounded lowercase. Ascenders and descenders are prominent and looped in places (notably in letters like g, y, and z), contributing to a cheerful rhythm. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with curvy, open shapes that match the script texture.