Cursive Darod 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, quotes, casual, friendly, expressive, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, casual voice, display impact, expressive rhythm, brushy, slanted, looping, rounded, bouncy.
A lively, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and tapered stroke endings that suggest pressure variation. Letterforms are compact and tall, with small counters and a relatively small x-height compared to the ascenders and descenders. Strokes show a soft, slightly irregular edge and rounded joins, giving the alphabet an organic rhythm rather than mechanical uniformity. Capitals are larger and more gestural, while lowercase forms favor simple, flowing structures with occasional loops and long descenders that add vertical motion.
Best suited for short to medium display text where a handwritten voice is desirable, such as branding accents, product packaging, posters, invitations, and pull quotes. It can also work for UI or social graphics as a secondary font for emphasis, especially when paired with a quiet sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick marker lettering used for notes, packaging callouts, or social captions. Its energetic curves and springy proportions convey warmth and spontaneity while still reading clearly at display sizes.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush lettering in a clean, repeatable font: quick, fluent strokes, expressive capitals, and a compact lowercase that keeps words feeling animated without becoming overly decorative.
Spacing appears naturally uneven in a handwritten way, with some letters taking more lateral room than others and word shapes forming a varied, textured line. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open, rounded forms and brisk, angled strokes.