Cursive Ollus 5 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, invitations, posters, social graphics, airy, delicate, casual, whimsical, personal, handwritten feel, light elegance, informal voice, expressive titles, monoline, tall, spidery, looped, sketchy.
A slender, hand-drawn script with tall proportions and fine, monoline-like strokes. Letterforms are mostly upright with occasional gentle slant, and the rhythm alternates between narrow stems and slightly wider rounded bowls, giving an uneven, organic spacing. Ascenders are notably long and loops appear in several capitals and descenders, while lowercase shapes stay compact with small counters. Stroke endings taper subtly and intersections often look like quick pen turns, reinforcing a lightly sketched, human-made texture.
This font is well suited to short, expressive settings such as headlines, packaging callouts, invitations, poster titles, and social media graphics where a personal touch is desired. It can also work for pull quotes or captions when set with generous spacing and sufficient size to preserve the thin strokes.
The overall tone feels intimate and informal, like quick notes in a journal or handwritten captions. Its thin strokes and tall, looping forms read as delicate and slightly whimsical, giving text a light, expressive presence rather than a formal or authoritative one.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, elegant handwritten look—tall, narrow, and lightly looped—prioritizing personality and immediacy over strict regularity. Its restrained stroke weight and simple pen-like construction aim to keep the texture airy while maintaining recognizable, readable forms.
Capitals are especially tall and gestural, standing out with simplified loop constructions and occasional flourish-like terminals. Numerals are similarly narrow and linear, matching the same spare stroke economy and giving sequences a handwritten, list-like feel. The texture remains consistent across the alphabet, with minor natural variations that suggest continuous pen movement.