Cursive Dalab 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, posters, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, lively, handwritten charm, personal tone, casual display, quick script, monoline, tall, loopy, whimsical, bouncy.
A tall, slender handwritten script with a monoline, marker-like stroke and rounded terminals. The letterforms lean forward with a quick, gestural rhythm, combining narrow proportions with occasional width changes in capitals and loopier forms. Ascenders are long and prominent, while the lowercase stays compact, creating a high ascender-to-x-height contrast. Curves are softly irregular and organic, and many characters show simplified joins and open counters for an airy, informal texture.
This font suits short to medium-length display settings where a human, informal voice is desired—such as boutique branding, packaging labels, posters, and social media graphics. It can also work well for headers, pull quotes, and greeting-card style messaging where personality matters more than strict typographic regularity.
The overall tone feels conversational and upbeat, like quick note-taking or casual signage. Its springy slant and loopy capitals add a playful, personable voice without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of a quick, confident hand with tall, narrow forms and a smooth, continuous writing feel. It prioritizes charm and momentum over rigid structure, giving text a personable, handcrafted presence.
Capitals tend to be more expressive and slightly wider than the lowercase, helping create natural emphasis at the start of words. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, readable shapes and a lightly inconsistent baseline that reinforces the hand-drawn character.