Cursive Ardud 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, posters, invitations, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, handmade, handwritten feel, friendly tone, expressive display, personal voice, brushy, bouncy, looping, expressive, rounded.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen contrast and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes alternate between thin hairlines and fuller downstrokes, with rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries/exits. Letterforms are compact with tall ascenders and descenders that add vertical flair, and spacing feels naturally irregular in a controlled way. The uppercase set mixes simple printed shapes with cursive tendencies, while the lowercase leans more consistently flowing and looped; numerals are simple and handwritten in feel.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where personality is the priority: branding accents, product packaging, social graphics, café menus, greeting cards, and headline treatments. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads, while longer passages may benefit from generous size and line spacing to keep the lively texture readable.
The font reads warm and approachable, with an informal, personal tone like quick marker lettering on packaging or a note card. Its energetic curves and looping forms give it a cheerful, slightly whimsical character that feels conversational rather than formal.
Designed to capture the feel of quick brush handwriting in a clean, repeatable font: expressive contrast, looping cursive motion, and compact letterforms that create upbeat, eye-catching word images.
The contrast and narrow proportions create crisp word shapes at display sizes, while the natural variation in stroke width and joins reinforces an authentic hand-drawn look. Some capitals are more linear and stand apart from the more fluid lowercase, which can be used intentionally for emphasis in headings or initials.