Cursive Sikat 5 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, social posts, packaging, quotes, playful, friendly, romantic, handcrafted, lively, modern calligraphy, casual elegance, decorative display, personal tone, brushy, looping, bouncy, rounded, flourished.
A lively cursive with a brush-pen feel, combining thick, rounded downstrokes with hairline joins and entry/exit strokes. Letterforms are slightly right-leaning with a springy baseline rhythm and frequent looped ascenders/descenders, especially in forms like g, y, j, and z. Connections are common in lowercase, while capitals are more standalone and gestural, featuring simple swashes and occasional open counters. Terminals are soft and tapered, and proportions skew tall and slender, giving the alphabet a light, airy texture despite the bold main strokes.
This style suits short, expressive copy where personality matters: invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, social media graphics, and pull quotes. It can also work for logos or wordmarks that want a friendly handwritten signature look, especially when set with generous spacing and ample size.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like neat modern calligraphy used in casual notes and celebratory messaging. Its flowing loops and soft terminals read as warm and inviting, with a slightly whimsical, handmade charm.
The design appears intended to emulate modern brush calligraphy in a clean, consistent way—balancing legibility with expressive loops and tapered strokes for decorative, feel-good display typography.
The mix of connected and semi-connected behavior, along with pronounced stroke contrast, creates a dynamic texture that stands out best at display sizes. Numerals and capitals keep the same brush rhythm, with a few distinctive looped forms that add character and a handcrafted feel.