Cursive Tebor 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, playful, friendly, expressive, handmade, handwritten feel, modern script, energetic display, casual warmth, brushy, gestural, bouncy, loopy, tapered.
A lively brush-script with a forward slant and high-contrast strokes that shift between thick, rounded downstrokes and tapered hairline turns. Letterforms are compact and narrow, with quick, gestural joins and occasional lifted connections that keep the rhythm airy rather than fully continuous. Terminals are soft and slightly blunted, while counters stay small and organic, giving the texture a bold-but-handmade feel. Ascenders are prominent and looped in places, and the overall baseline shows a subtle bounce typical of fast marker or brush writing.
This font suits short to medium display text where a handmade voice is desirable—logos, packaging labels, posters, social graphics, and quote-style headlines. It performs best at moderate-to-large sizes where the contrast and tight counters remain clear, and can add warmth to simple layouts that need a personal, crafted accent.
The tone is informal and personable, like a confident handwritten note or a modern café chalkboard sign. Its energetic stroke swings and looping forms read as upbeat and approachable, with a touch of whimsy that feels crafted rather than polished.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush handwriting with a modern, compact rhythm, balancing legibility with expressive stroke movement. It aims to deliver an approachable script look that feels hand-rendered and energetic for contemporary display applications.
Uppercase characters are more decorative and attention-grabbing, with simplified calligraphic structure and occasional flourish-like curves, while lowercase remains compact and quick. Numerals follow the same brush logic, staying narrow with rounded, friendly shapes that blend well with text settings.