Cursive Atleh 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, social media, quotes, invitations, casual, personal, lively, friendly, playful, handwritten realism, expressive display, casual branding, signature feel, brushy, looping, bouncy, upright-leaning, monoline-leaning.
A loose, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen flavor. Strokes move between hairline entry/exit marks and thicker downstrokes, creating a lively high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms are narrow and tall with long ascenders/descenders, a compact lowercase body, and rounded terminals; joins are often implied rather than fully connected, giving it a quick, sketchbook feel. Capitals are simplified and slightly irregular, while lowercase shows looped forms and buoyant spacing that varies from glyph to glyph.
Well-suited to short display settings where a human, crafted feel is desired—such as logos, product packaging, social posts, greeting cards, invitations, and pull quotes. It works best at larger sizes where the thin connecting strokes and compact lowercase details remain clear.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like fast, confident handwriting used for notes, labels, or a signature. Its bouncy rhythm and varied stroke energy add warmth and spontaneity, reading as approachable rather than formal or technical.
Designed to mimic quick brush handwriting with an energetic, personal rhythm—delivering a casual script voice for expressive headlines and brand moments rather than long, continuous reading.
The narrow proportions and small lowercase make the texture airy, while the strong stroke contrast creates dark accents on key downstrokes. In mixed-case text, the capital shapes stand out as expressive initials, and the numerals follow the same handwritten, slightly uneven cadence.