Script Gufe 5 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, invitations, social media, friendly, casual, playful, personal, lively, handwritten warmth, everyday script, quick lettering, display emphasis, brushy, monoline, rounded, slanted, looping.
A right-slanted, brush-pen script with smooth, rounded forms and a predominantly monoline feel. Strokes taper subtly at entries and exits, with soft terminals and occasional teardrop-like endings that keep the texture clean rather than high-contrast. Letterforms are compact and slightly irregular in width, with open counters and simplified joins; some characters connect while others break between strokes, producing a handwritten rhythm. Ascenders are tall and narrow, descenders are looped and energetic, and capitals are simplified with modest swashes that stay controlled in running text.
Works best for short-to-medium display copy where a warm, handwritten feel is desired—logos and brand accents, product labels, greeting cards, invitations, posters, and social graphics. It can also support pull quotes or section headers when paired with a neutral text face.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, like quick, confident handwriting. It reads as informal but polished enough for display lines, balancing friendliness with a tidy, intentional flow.
Designed to emulate quick brush lettering with a consistent slant and controlled flourish, providing a natural handwritten voice that stays legible and cohesive across capitals, lowercase, and figures. The restrained ornamentation suggests an aim for everyday versatility rather than formal calligraphy.
Spacing appears a bit springy, enhancing the hand-drawn cadence, and the numeral set follows the same slanted, handwritten logic for a cohesive voice in mixed text. The sample text shows good legibility at larger sizes, with distinctive shapes for common letters (e.g., looped g/y and open, single-storey a) that reinforce the casual script character.