Script Degos 5 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, headlines, elegant, whimsical, romantic, refined, airy, calligraphy feel, elevated script, expressive swashes, display readability, looping, flourished, swashy, calligraphic, monoline-like.
This script has a calligraphic, right-leaning structure with pronounced thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals. Strokes move with a smooth, drawn rhythm, alternating between hairline connectors and heavier downstrokes, and frequently ending in small hooks, loops, and entry/exit swashes. Letterforms are relatively tall and open, with rounded bowls, narrow internal counters, and occasional extended ascenders/descenders that add vertical sparkle. Capitals show more decorative gestures and asymmetrical flourishes, while lowercase forms maintain a consistent handwritten flow that reads clearly at display sizes.
Best suited to short to medium display text where its contrast and flourishes can breathe—such as wedding suites, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging accents, and editorial headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or product names when generous spacing and line height are available.
The overall tone feels graceful and lightly playful, balancing formal script cues with a casual handwritten liveliness. Its looping terminals and buoyant rhythm suggest romance and celebration, while the crisp contrast keeps it polished rather than messy.
The design appears intended to emulate a neat, modern calligraphy hand with expressive swashes and a polished stroke contrast, delivering an upscale script look that remains approachable and lively in real-world phrases.
The numerals follow the same calligraphic contrast and include rounded, looped forms that harmonize with the letter shapes. Spacing appears intentionally variable, with some glyphs taking more horizontal room due to swashes and extended joins, which contributes to a natural handwritten cadence in text settings.