Cursive Arlaf 5 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, branding, friendly, playful, approachable, lively, warm, personal, expressive, casual, craftlike, decorative, brushy, looping, rounded, bouncy.
A right-leaning cursive hand with rhythmic, brush-like strokes and noticeable thick–thin modulation. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with rounded bowls, soft terminals, and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage a flowing line. The overall texture is energetic and slightly bouncy, with a mix of connected and near-connected shapes that maintains a casual handwritten consistency.
Well suited to invitations, greeting cards, quotes, social media graphics, and lifestyle branding where a warm handwritten tone is desired. It also works for short headlines, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks that benefit from a casual, handcrafted feel; for longer text, it’s best used in larger sizes to preserve clarity of the tight, compact forms.
This font feels friendly and personable, with an upbeat, conversational tone. The lively slant and buoyant loops give it a playful, inviting voice that reads as handcrafted rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of modern handwritten script—quick, expressive strokes with enough structure to remain readable in short phrases. Its contrasty, pen-like modulation and looping forms suggest a focus on charm and personality over strict typographic precision.
Uppercase forms show prominent swashes and looped structures, giving strong initial-letter presence in titles. Numerals are similarly handwritten, with simple, rounded silhouettes that match the script’s smooth, flowing rhythm.