Cursive Ekbek 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social posts, headlines, casual, playful, personal, friendly, lively, handwritten charm, signature feel, casual display, personal tone, brushy, monoline-ish, looping, swashy, bouncy.
A loose, brush-pen script with a forward slant and a lively, bouncing baseline. Strokes show gentle pressure modulation—mostly smooth and rounded, with occasional sharper tapers on entry and exit strokes—creating a handwritten rhythm that feels spontaneous but consistent. Capitals are tall and expressive with simple swashes, while lowercase forms favor open bowls, narrow joins, and compact counters; ascenders and descenders are prominent, giving the design an airy vertical cadence. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with soft curves and slightly varied widths that keep the overall texture organic.
Well suited to short-to-medium display settings such as logos, boutique branding, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, and social media headlines. It also works for pull quotes or emphasis lines where a personal, handwritten accent is desired, especially at sizes that allow the loops and swashes to breathe.
The font reads as personable and informal, with an upbeat, conversational tone. Its brushy motion and looping forms suggest warmth and approachability rather than formality, making it feel like quick, confident handwriting on a card or label.
The design appears intended to deliver an energetic handwritten signature look with brush-pen character, balancing expressive capitals and long extenders with readable, simplified lowercase forms for practical display use.
Letter connections appear selective rather than fully continuous, which helps preserve clarity at larger sizes while keeping the script feel. The contrast and tapering are subtle enough to maintain an even color in text, but the expressive capitals and long extenders become the main attention points.