Script Ihlid 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, packaging, invitations, headlines, classic, elegant, confident, friendly, nostalgic, handwritten elegance, display flair, vintage charm, signature feel, swashy, rounded, brushlike, looping, slanted.
A slanted, connected script with brushlike construction and softly rounded terminals. Strokes show a clear rhythm between thicker downstrokes and lighter connecting hairlines, with smooth entry and exit swashes that keep forms flowing across words. Capitals are prominent and curvilinear, featuring generous loops and occasional extended strokes, while lowercase letters sit compactly with a relatively low x-height and lively ascenders/descenders. Overall spacing is tight and the letterforms feel continuous, producing a cohesive, cursive texture in text.
This style is well suited to branding marks, logotypes, packaging labels, and invitations where a formal handwritten look is desired. It performs best for short-to-medium display text—headlines, names, and emphasis lines—where its swashes and connected rhythm can be appreciated.
The font conveys a polished, traditional sense of handwriting—confident and slightly theatrical without feeling overly delicate. Its sweeping capitals and upbeat slant read as welcoming and celebratory, with a vintage sign-painting flavor that suggests formality with warmth.
The design appears intended to emulate a practiced, formal cursive hand with a brush-pen feel, emphasizing smooth connectivity, expressive capitals, and a consistent calligraphic rhythm. It prioritizes visual personality and flourish for display applications over neutral, text-first readability.
At larger sizes the distinctive capitals and looping joins become the main character, while at smaller sizes the dense connections and compact interior spaces can make words feel darker and more continuous. Numerals follow the same cursive logic with rounded shapes and a handwritten cadence that matches the letterforms.