Cursive Gedid 5 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, signatures, social posts, invitations, packaging, casual, airy, lively, personal, elegant, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive display, personal tone, monoline, fluid, looping, tall, slanted.
A slender, pen-like script with a consistent rightward slant and a lively handwritten rhythm. Strokes are mostly monoline with subtle pressure variation, creating clean curves and occasional tapered entries and exits. Proportions are tall and compact, with long ascenders and descenders and a relatively small lowercase core that keeps words nimble. Letterforms alternate between open, simplified shapes and tighter loops, producing an organic, slightly irregular texture that still holds together well in continuous text.
Best suited to short to medium-length text where its handwritten character can be appreciated—logos, personal branding, signatures, headlines, quotes, invitations, and lifestyle packaging. It can also work for social graphics and pull quotes, especially when paired with a neutral sans or serif for supporting copy.
The tone is friendly and personal, like quick but confident handwriting. Its airy spacing and tall forms add a light, expressive elegance without feeling formal, making it feel conversational, modern, and human.
Designed to capture a quick, confident handwritten look with tall proportions and smooth, flowing strokes. The emphasis appears to be on natural rhythm and personality over strict geometric uniformity, yielding a script that feels authentic and contemporary in display settings.
Connections between letters are frequent but not rigidly continuous, so it reads as natural handwriting rather than a strictly joined script. Capitals are especially gestural and prominent, acting like standalone signature marks, while numerals keep the same handwritten simplicity and slant for stylistic continuity.