Cursive Waku 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, friendly, expressive, playful, personal, handmade feel, energetic titles, personal tone, modern script, brushy, looping, bouncy, organic, textured.
A lively brush-pen script with a rightward slant and a compact, tightly set silhouette. Strokes show natural pressure changes with tapered entries and exits, occasional dry-brush texture, and slightly uneven edges that reinforce the hand-rendered feel. Letterforms mix partial connections with frequent lift points, creating a rhythmic, flowing line while keeping individual characters distinct. Ascenders are tall and prominent, counters are open, and curves are generous, giving the alphabet an airy feel even when set in narrow widths.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where an approachable handwritten voice is needed, such as branding accents, packaging callouts, poster headlines, and social graphics. It can also work for invitations and greeting-style applications, especially when you want a quick brush-script feel rather than formal calligraphy.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick, confident handwriting made with a brush marker. It reads as energetic and personable, with a slightly dramatic flair from the long ascenders and sweeping curves. The texture and stroke variation add a crafted, human quality rather than a polished calligraphic formality.
The design appears aimed at capturing spontaneous brush handwriting with enough consistency for setting readable words and punchy headings. Its narrow, fast rhythm and textured strokes suggest a contemporary, informal script intended to add personality and motion to titles and highlights.
Uppercase forms are showy and lightly flourished, while lowercase stays brisk and compact, helping maintain pace in longer phrases. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, gestural shapes and consistent stroke behavior, matching the script’s casual rhythm.