Cursive Ekmin 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, headlines, quotes, friendly, casual, expressive, modern, personal, handwritten feel, brush script, personal tone, display impact, brushy, monoline, looping, bouncy, compact.
A compact, right-leaning handwritten script with brush-pen energy and a lightly textured, tapering stroke. Letterforms are narrow and tall with tight spacing and brisk, continuous movement, shifting between connected cursive in words and more discrete, handwritten capitals. Strokes show subtle pressure changes—thicker downstrokes and finer entry/exit strokes—creating a lively rhythm without heavy contrast. Ascenders are prominent, lowercase counters are small, and many joins are simplified, keeping the texture dense and cohesive in lines of text.
Well suited to short, expressive copy where a personal touch is desired—brand marks and secondary logotypes, product labels, cafe menus, invitations, social posts, and pull quotes. It performs best at display sizes where the compact internal spaces and quick joins have room to breathe.
The overall tone feels approachable and upbeat, like quick, confident handwriting in a sketchbook or on packaging. It reads as contemporary and informal, with a slightly energetic bounce that adds personality without becoming overly ornate or vintage.
This font appears designed to simulate natural brush-pen handwriting with a streamlined, contemporary cursive structure. The goal is an energetic, human feel that remains controlled and legible for punchy headlines and branded phrases.
Capitals are stylized and often looped, providing strong initial shapes for titles, while the lowercase maintains a consistent slant and steady baseline flow. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with narrow proportions and smooth curves, matching the script’s pacing and stroke endings.