Cursive Lyriv 3 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, refined, airy, classic, personal note, formal script, signature style, decorative display, calligraphic, looping, swashy, slanted, delicate.
A delicate cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and a smooth, pen-like stroke. Letterforms are built from long, tapering entry and exit strokes with frequent loops and occasional swash-like extensions, especially in capitals and in characters with ascenders/descenders. The stroke shows gentle thick–thin modulation that reads as calligraphic rather than monoline, and the overall rhythm is flowing with open counters and generous internal curves. Spacing feels natural and slightly irregular in a handwritten way, with forms that vary in width from letter to letter for an organic texture.
Well-suited to short-form display typography such as invitations, announcements, boutique branding, product packaging, and feminine-leaning editorial headlines. It also works for pull quotes or signature-style treatments where its flourishes have room to breathe, rather than dense body text.
The font conveys a graceful, romantic tone with an understated sense of formality. Its looping gestures and airy construction feel personal and expressive without becoming overly playful, leaning toward classic handwritten elegance.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident penmanship with a calligraphic finish—prioritizing graceful motion, expressive capitals, and a refined handwritten texture for decorative and personal-feeling typography.
Capitals are prominent and decorative, with extended curves and occasional underline-like cross strokes that add flourish in display settings. The lowercase features compact bodies relative to tall ascenders and deep descenders, which enhances the script-like vertical movement and gives words a lively, dancing baseline presence.