Cursive Elgiv 5 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logos, packaging, quotes, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, refined, signature feel, handwritten elegance, modern calligraphy, graceful branding, personal tone, calligraphic, slanted, looping, fluid, monoline-leaning.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and a light, airy stroke. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders and descenders and compact inner counters that create an economical rhythm. Strokes show gentle modulation and tapered terminals that mimic pen pressure, with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional looped forms, especially in lowercase. Spacing is relatively open for a script, helping maintain clarity despite the condensed proportions.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where a handwritten, upscale tone is desired—wedding and event stationery, boutique branding, product tags and packaging, social graphics, and pull quotes. It also works effectively as an accent face paired with a neutral sans or serif for headings and highlights.
The overall tone feels graceful and intimate, like neat handwritten notes or a quick calligraphic signature. Its slim silhouettes and smooth curves read as tasteful and polished rather than loud or playful, lending a quietly romantic, boutique character.
The design appears intended to capture a clean, contemporary handwritten script with calligraphic cues—prioritizing a smooth writing rhythm, slender elegance, and signature-like expressiveness while staying relatively controlled and readable.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, signature-style caps with minimal flourish, while lowercase carries most of the cursive personality through connecting strokes and loops. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with slim shapes and gentle curves, blending well with text rather than standing apart.