Script Lafu 5 is a very light, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, formal, romantic, refined, delicate, calligraphy emulation, decorative caps, formal display, elegant stationery, calligraphic, swashy, looped, graceful, ornate.
A delicate, calligraphic script with steep rightward slant and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are built from fine hairlines and tapered strokes with occasional teardrop terminals, giving a crisp, pointed finish. Uppercase characters are notably flourished, featuring long entry strokes, looping bowls, and extended ascenders/descenders that create an airy, vertical rhythm. Lowercase maintains a compact body with tall ascenders and slender joins, while spacing remains open enough to preserve the interior counters despite the light hairlines.
Best suited to wedding suites, formal invitations, premium branding marks, and elegant packaging where expressive capitals can shine. It also works well for short display lines, certificates, and editorial headlines that benefit from a refined, traditional script presence.
The font conveys a poised, ceremonial tone—polished and intimate rather than casual. Its sweeping capitals and delicate hairlines evoke classic stationery and invitation etiquette, with a sense of romance and formality.
The design appears intended to emulate pointed-pen calligraphy in a clean, consistent digital form, emphasizing elegant contrast, graceful motion, and decorative capitals. It prioritizes sophistication and flourish for display settings while keeping the lowercase comparatively controlled for setting short phrases.
Caps introduce most of the visual drama through swashes and oversized loops, while the lowercase stays comparatively restrained for readability. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with curved forms and light terminals that match the overall stroke contrast and slanted movement.