Cursive Vifo 5 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, headlines, casual, energetic, approachable, personal, playful, handwritten feel, expressive display, personal tone, modern casual, brushy, slanted, loose, rounded, organic.
A lively brush-pen script with a pronounced rightward slant and visibly pressure-shaped strokes. Letterforms are built from quick, slightly irregular gestures that create soft joins, tapered terminals, and occasional ink-like pooling at curves and stroke ends. Proportions feel generous and open, with rounded bowls, long ascenders/descenders, and a rhythm that alternates between tighter connections and small separations, reinforcing a natural handwriting cadence. Figures and capitals keep the same brisk, hand-drawn energy, with simplified structures and a consistently dynamic stroke angle.
Best suited for display uses where a handwritten voice is desirable: posters, short headlines, packaging callouts, and brand marks that want an energetic, personal touch. It also works well for social graphics, invitations, and quote treatments, especially when paired with a neutral sans for supporting text.
The tone is informal and human, like a fast personal note written with a felt tip or brush pen. Its confident strokes and bouncy rhythm make it feel upbeat and expressive, leaning friendly rather than formal. The overall impression is contemporary and conversational, with enough texture to feel authentic and spontaneous.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting while staying consistent enough for repeatable setting. It balances expressive stroke modulation with simplified letter construction to keep words readable in short to medium runs, prioritizing personality and motion over strict uniformity.
Connections between letters vary in length and firmness, which adds realism but can create uneven word textures in longer lines. The slant and broad, sweeping strokes give strong forward motion; tighter tracking and moderate sizes help maintain clarity, while very small sizes may lose some of the brush detail.