Cursive Panuf 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, social media, packaging, headlines, casual, expressive, energetic, friendly, handmade, handmade feel, personal voice, brush texture, quick writing, display impact, brushy, textured, slanted, tapered, lively.
A slanted handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, showing tapered entries, swelling downstrokes, and quick, slightly angular turns. Strokes exhibit subtle texture and occasional rough edges, reinforcing an ink-on-paper impression. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning in their construction but consistently forward in motion, with simplified loops and open counters that keep the rhythm brisk. Capitals are larger and more gestural, while lowercase forms stay relatively tight with modest ascenders and descenders, giving lines a fast, sketch-like cadence.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where a personable, handmade voice is desired—such as branding accents, poster headlines, packaging callouts, social media graphics, and quotes. The compact, fast rhythm also works well for subheads and emphasis lines when paired with a quieter sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone feels informal and personal, like a confident note written quickly with a marker or brush pen. Its lively stroke variation and energetic slant give it an upbeat, conversational character that reads as approachable rather than formal.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a clean, usable alphabet: expressive enough to feel human and spontaneous, but consistent enough to compose smoothly across words and short statements.
Connections between letters appear intermittent rather than strictly continuous, creating a natural handwritten flow without becoming overly ornate. Numerals follow the same brisk, drawn style and sit comfortably alongside the letters for casual, mixed-content settings.