Cursive Parey 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, posters, casual, friendly, expressive, personal, playful, handwritten warmth, casual emphasis, expressive display, personal voice, brushy, loopy, bouncy, organic, slanted.
A lively, brush-pen cursive with a consistent rightward slant and tapered stroke endings. Letterforms show a bouncy baseline and uneven rhythm typical of quick handwriting, with rounded loops, occasional sharp turns, and subtle stroke modulation that suggests pressure changes. Capitals are tall and gestural with simplified, handwritten construction, while lowercase forms favor open bowls and compact counters, creating a tight, energetic texture in words. Numerals match the script tone, leaning and slightly irregular with hand-drawn terminals.
Well-suited for short to medium display text where a handwritten voice is desirable—logos, brand marks, product packaging, invitations and greeting cards, quotes, and social media graphics. It can also work for posters and headings when you want an informal, personal tone, especially at larger sizes where the loops and terminals can breathe.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like a confident note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its looping joins and animated stroke endings add warmth and approachability, giving text a conversational, upbeat feel.
This design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick brush handwriting—expressive, legible, and energetic—while maintaining enough consistency to function reliably as a display script across mixed-case text and numerals.
In the samples, connections between letters are frequent but not rigidly continuous, producing a natural handwritten flow rather than a strictly uniform joining system. Ascenders and descenders are prominent and contribute to a tall, airy silhouette, while spacing remains intentionally uneven for an authentic, hand-rendered character.