Cursive Tikov 5 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, social media, friendly, retro, casual, playful, confident, hand-lettered feel, high impact, informal warmth, display readability, brushy, rounded, bouncy, connected, smooth.
This font presents a brush-script look with rounded terminals, softly swelling strokes, and a consistent rightward slant. Letterforms are compact and tall with tight inner counters, creating a dense, energetic texture in words. Joins are mostly smooth and continuous in lowercase, with occasional lifted strokes that mimic natural pen movement. Capitals are simplified and monoline-like in construction compared to the more looped lowercase, maintaining a steady rhythm and strong black presence across text.
It works best for short to medium-length display settings where the bold, brushy texture can shine—such as headlines, brand marks, packaging callouts, café or retail signage, and promotional graphics. It can also serve as an accent script paired with a simple sans or serif for contrast in layouts.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, evoking hand-lettered signage and mid-century casual script. Its lively movement and chunky stroke endings give it an approachable, slightly nostalgic character that reads as informal and expressive rather than refined or formal.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of quick, confident brush lettering—smooth, connected, and highly legible at display sizes—while keeping a compact footprint that supports punchy, space-efficient headlines.
Ascenders and descenders are prominent, adding a lively vertical swing that helps the script feel animated. Rounded dots and compact apertures contribute to a cohesive, inked-in silhouette; at smaller sizes, the heavier joins and narrow counters may benefit from extra spacing.