Cursive Minus 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, branding, packaging, social media, invitations, casual, friendly, playful, handmade, energetic, handwritten look, personal tone, display impact, signature feel, brushy, monoline, looping, bouncy, expressive.
A lively, brush-pen style script with a mostly monoline feel and softly tapered terminals. Strokes lean forward with quick, rounded turns and occasional looped forms, creating a buoyant rhythm across words. Capitals are tall and expressive with simple swashes and open counters, while lowercase forms are compact and loosely connected, showing natural handwritten irregularity. Numerals follow the same informal, slightly condensed construction with smooth curves and minimal ornament.
This font suits short, personality-forward text such as logos, boutique branding, product packaging, social posts, and casual invitations. It performs best at display sizes where the quick curves, loops, and handwritten spacing can be appreciated without compromising clarity.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, like quick lettering made with a felt tip or brush pen. Its springy motion and relaxed joins give it a personable, conversational feel that reads as modern and informal rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of fast, confident handwriting with a brush-pen character—prioritizing charm and momentum over strict uniformity. Its prominent capitals and rhythmic lowercase suggest a focus on headline and signature-like uses.
Letterfit and connections vary from glyph to glyph, which enhances the authentic handwritten texture but can create uneven color at smaller sizes. The capitals are noticeably larger and more flamboyant than the lowercase, making initial letters stand out strongly in mixed-case settings.