Cursive Selam 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: social media, packaging, greeting cards, invitations, branding, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, lively, handmade charm, casual warmth, expressive display, friendly branding, brushy, rounded, bouncy, looping, textured.
A brush-pen style script with rounded forms, soft terminals, and a lively, bouncy baseline. Strokes show clear pressure modulation, with thicker downstrokes and lighter connecting strokes, creating an organic handwritten rhythm. Letterforms are compact with tall ascenders and descenders, and many characters link naturally through simple cursive joins. Overall spacing is moderately tight and the silhouettes feel smooth and slightly irregular in a deliberate, hand-drawn way.
Best suited for short to medium display copy where a human, handcrafted voice is desired—such as social posts, boutique packaging, invitations, greeting cards, and lifestyle branding. It can also work for headers or pull quotes when paired with a neutral text face for longer reading.
The tone is warm and informal, with a cheerful, approachable personality. Its energetic curves and looping joins suggest quick marker lettering, giving it a personable, conversational feel suited to lighthearted messaging.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting: expressive and personable, while staying readable and consistent across a full basic set of letters and figures.
The alphabet sample shows consistent stroke behavior across caps and lowercase, with capitals that read as simplified handwritten initials rather than formal calligraphic swashes. Numerals follow the same brushy logic and remain friendly and legible at display sizes.