Cursive Arlim 5 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, headlines, friendly, playful, crafty, casual, lively, handmade feel, personal voice, brush lettering, casual display, brushy, looping, rounded, bouncy, expressive.
A lively brush-pen script with high-contrast strokes that shift from thin hairlines to fuller downstrokes. Letterforms are slightly forward-leaning with rounded terminals, occasional tapered flicks, and a gently uneven baseline that keeps the rhythm conversational. The spacing feels compact and narrow overall, while individual shapes show small natural variations in width and stroke pressure that suggest hand-drawn movement. Uppercase characters are simple and upright in structure, while lowercase forms lean more cursive with frequent joins, loops, and soft entry/exit strokes.
This font suits short-to-medium display settings where a personal voice is desirable—logos and small-brand wordmarks, product packaging accents, social media graphics, invitations, and headline lines. It works especially well when paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting text and when set with a bit of extra line spacing to preserve the script’s loops and descenders.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a breezy, handwritten energy. Its bouncy curves and brushy modulation give it a personable, informal feel that reads as modern and crafty rather than formal or classic.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, confident brush lettering with a clean, repeatable rhythm. It prioritizes charm and motion over strict regularity, aiming for a friendly handwritten signature style that stays legible at display sizes.
In longer text, the connected lowercase maintains flow, while the strong contrast and compact proportions keep the texture dark and energetic. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with rounded shapes and tapered starts/ends that blend naturally with the alphabet.