Cursive Yiky 5 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, headlines, social media, energetic, casual, brushy, expressive, handmade, handmade feel, display impact, casual branding, expressive texture, dry brush, textured, slanted, bouncy, condensed.
A condensed, right-leaning brush script with a lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show a dry-brush texture with visible edge roughness and occasional tapering, creating a robust dark color without feeling overly polished. Letterforms are mostly loosely connected in running text, with compact counters and tight spacing that emphasize vertical flow. Capitals are taller and more gestural, while lowercase forms keep a quick, sketched construction and a consistent forward slant.
This style suits short, attention-grabbing text where personality matters: posters, storefront signage, packaging callouts, social graphics, and bold brand accents. It also works well for punchy editorial headlines or pull quotes, especially when paired with a quieter text face for body copy.
The overall tone is spontaneous and upbeat, like fast marker or brush lettering made in one take. Its roughened edges and punchy strokes give it a friendly, human presence that feels informal, confident, and slightly gritty.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering—compact, energetic, and expressive—while staying coherent enough for repeated use in display settings. The condensed build and textured stroke treatment suggest a focus on impact and personality over formal penmanship.
The numerals and many uppercase letters echo the same brush pressure changes and texture, helping the set feel cohesive across mixed-case use. The condensed proportions create a strong, poster-like impact, while the irregular stroke edges add character that reads as authentically hand-made.