Cursive Tibey 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, lively, handwritten warmth, casual display, personal tone, friendly branding, brushy, rounded, looping, bouncy, monoline-ish.
A slanted, handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and rounded terminals. Strokes show modest, natural contrast and occasional swelling, with smooth curves and frequent looped forms in ascenders and descenders. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a bouncy baseline rhythm and open counters that keep words readable. Connections appear selectively in lowercase, while capitals read as standalone, simplified cursive forms with soft, tapered entries and exits.
This font works best for short to medium-length display copy where a casual handwritten tone is desired—greeting cards, invitations, product packaging, social media graphics, café-style signage, and quote-based headlines. It can also support subheadings or callouts when paired with a calmer text face.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick note-taking with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its buoyant rhythm and rounded loops give it a cheerful, personable voice suited to lighthearted messaging rather than formal branding.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting while staying consistent enough for repeated use in branding and display settings. It balances charm and legibility through rounded construction, moderate contrast, and a steady forward slant.
Numerals and punctuation follow the same hand-drawn logic, with simple shapes and rounded turns that blend well in text. At larger sizes the stroke texture and looping details become a defining feature; in smaller sizes the tighter joins and compact shapes may benefit from generous spacing.