Cursive Obdaw 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, social posts, packaging, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, expressive, handmade, handwritten charm, casual elegance, friendly voice, quick notation, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, open counters, bouncy baseline.
A loose, handwritten script with a fine, monoline feel and a gentle rightward slant. Letterforms are compact and tall, with relatively small lowercase bodies compared to long ascenders and descenders, giving words a vertical, wiry rhythm. Strokes taper subtly at starts and finishes, curves stay open, and many joins are implied rather than fully connected, preserving a quick pen-drawn texture. Capitals are larger and more gestural, mixing simple upright strokes with occasional loops and soft swashes that stand out in headings.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where a human, conversational voice is desired—logos, personal branding, packaging callouts, social media graphics, invitations, and quote treatments. It can also work for UI accents or labels, but the narrow, delicate strokes favor display sizes over dense body copy.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick notes written with a felt-tip or fine marker. Its light touch and lively rhythm read as modern-casual, approachable, and slightly playful without becoming overly decorative.
Designed to capture the immediacy of natural handwriting—fast, legible, and expressive—while remaining consistent enough for repeated use in titles and casual display settings.
Spacing appears naturally irregular in a hand-lettered way, and the narrow proportions create a compact word shape that can look energetic in short phrases. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple forms and occasional loops that keep them consistent with the letters.