Cursive Wila 5 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, signatures, quotes, packaging, elegant, personal, romantic, vintage, poetic, handwritten charm, elegant script, personal tone, decorative caps, calligraphic, flowing, looping, slanted, airy.
A flowing, calligraphic script with a pronounced rightward slant and a light, pen-like stroke. Letterforms are built from smooth entry and exit strokes with frequent looping in ascenders and capitals, creating a continuous handwritten rhythm in words. Proportions are tall and narrow with compact lowercase bodies, long ascenders/descenders, and open counters, while stroke endings taper and flick in a way that suggests quick, confident pen movement. Spacing and joins feel natural rather than mechanically uniform, with lively variation in character widths and occasional extended swashes in uppercase forms.
This font works best for short to medium-length display text where its looping capitals and connected cursive can shine—such as invitations, greeting cards, branding accents, product labels, and pull quotes. It is especially effective when used with generous size and leading, or paired with a restrained serif/sans for body copy.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, evoking personal correspondence and classic handwritten notes. Its looping forms and soft, sweeping terminals lend a romantic, slightly old-fashioned charm that feels expressive without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of refined everyday handwriting—combining legible cursive construction with decorative capitals and a lively pen cadence. It prioritizes expressive movement and a personal touch over strict uniformity, making it well suited to decorative and sentimental typography.
Uppercase letters are notably decorative and can become visually prominent in mixed-case settings, while the small x-height makes the lowercase appear delicate at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, slightly cursive forms that match the script texture rather than a rigid lining set.