Cursive Lany 5 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, beauty, fashion, branding, elegant, airy, romantic, refined, fashion-forward, calligraphic elegance, display flourish, luxury feel, formal romance, monoline hairlines, needlepoint, looping swashes, slanted, open counters.
A delicate, slanted script with hairline strokes and pronounced contrast between thin connecting lines and slightly fuller downstrokes. Letterforms are tall and narrow with extended ascenders and descenders, creating a vertical, elongated rhythm. Many capitals feature long entry strokes and looped flourishes, while lowercase forms keep small, compact bowls and open apertures, with occasional breaks rather than fully continuous joining. Overall spacing feels light and breathable, with a graceful baseline flow and smooth, calligraphic curves.
Well suited to wedding suites, invitations, and event collateral where an elegant script is desired. It also fits beauty and fashion branding, premium packaging accents, and editorial-style headlines or pull quotes. For best results, use at display sizes with ample tracking and avoid dense body text where the hairline details may soften.
The font conveys a polished, intimate tone—romantic and fashion-oriented, with a whisper-light presence. Its fine strokes and elongated forms feel elegant and contemporary, leaning toward formal stationery and boutique branding rather than casual handwriting.
Designed to emulate a refined calligraphic hand with a modern, slender silhouette, emphasizing graceful movement and dramatic capitals. The intention appears focused on expressive display typography—prioritizing elegance, flourish, and a light, luxe texture over utilitarian readability at small sizes.
Capitals are especially expressive, with prominent swashes on forms like B, D, G, and Q that can dominate at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same slender, calligraphic logic and appear best when allowed generous whitespace. The very fine hairlines suggest careful use on high-resolution output and sufficient contrast against the background to maintain clarity.