Cursive Arnar 5 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, greeting cards, elegant, romantic, playful, personal, vintage, signature feel, decorative script, calligraphic charm, display emphasis, looping, flourished, slanted, calligraphic, bouncy.
A flowing cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and lively, swinging rhythm. Strokes show strong calligraphic contrast, pairing fine hairlines with fuller downstrokes for a crisp, inked look. Letterforms are compact with a relatively small x-height and long, expressive ascenders and descenders; terminals frequently finish in tapered flicks and soft hooks. Capitals are more ornate and open, with generous entry/exit swashes, while lowercase stays legible and loosely connected, creating a handwritten line with controlled consistency.
Well-suited to wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, greeting cards, and editorial-style headlines where an elegant handwritten voice is desired. It performs best at display sizes and in short to medium text runs where its contrast and flourishes can remain crisp and readable.
The overall tone feels graceful and personable—like a neat, stylish signature—balancing elegance with a light, upbeat informality. Its looping forms and sharp contrast give it a romantic, slightly vintage flavor suited to expressive display typography rather than utilitarian text.
Designed to capture the feel of refined, hand-written calligraphy in a compact, slanted script that reads as both decorative and conversational. The intent appears to be a signature-like display face that adds charm and sophistication without becoming overly formal.
Connections between letters are intermittent rather than fully continuous, which preserves clarity while keeping a script cadence. Numerals and capitals echo the same contrast and curved motion, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive in headlines and short phrases.