Cursive Viha 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, casual, confident, retro, sporty, friendly, hand-lettered feel, high impact, friendly tone, dynamic motion, casual branding, brushy, slanted, energetic, rounded, textured.
A slanted brush-script with thick, rounded strokes and softly tapered terminals. The letterforms show a lively, hand-drawn rhythm with slight irregularities in stroke edges and join shapes, creating a textured ink/marker feel. Counters are generally compact and the forms are built from continuous, sweeping motions, with occasional lifted joins and varied letter widths that keep the line color animated. Numerals and capitals follow the same gestural logic, favoring smooth curves, angled entry strokes, and simplified construction over strict geometric consistency.
This font is best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a friendly, hand-lettered voice is desirable—headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers where a bold cursive accent is needed without looking overly formal.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, reading like quick, confident handwriting made for impact. Its energetic slant and brushy weight give it a vintage-casual flavor that feels personable and active rather than delicate or formal.
The design appears intended to mimic fast brush lettering: bold, legible, and expressive, with enough consistency to set words smoothly while preserving the spontaneity of hand-drawn strokes. It prioritizes personality and momentum over typographic restraint, aiming to deliver an approachable, dynamic headline script.
At text sizes the heavy strokes and compact counters create strong presence, while the subtle roughness along curves helps it avoid looking mechanically smooth. Spacing appears naturally handwritten, with some letters leaning into each other visually, which reinforces the flowing, conversational feel.