Cursive Arrav 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, social media, invitations, greeting cards, friendly, playful, casual, crafty, lively, handwritten warmth, expressive display, quick brush feel, personal tone, casual branding, brushy, bouncy, loopy, organic, informal.
A brush-pen style script with a pronounced slant and lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show clear pressure modulation, with thick downstrokes and thinner hairline upstrokes, plus rounded terminals that occasionally taper or flick. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with bouncy baseline behavior and generous ascenders/descenders that add vertical energy. Counters are relatively tight, and the overall texture reads dark and punchy while maintaining a fluid, drawn-by-hand irregularity.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where personality matters: packaging, headlines, quotes, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It can work for invitations and casual branding when paired with a restrained sans for supporting copy, while long paragraphs are likely better kept to brief bursts due to the lively texture.
The font conveys an upbeat, approachable tone—warm, personal, and energetic rather than formal. Its quick brush movement and rounded forms suggest spontaneity and a hand-made sensibility, making text feel conversational and cheerful.
The design appears aimed at recreating an expressive brush-script signature feel with strong contrast and an energetic slant, prioritizing charm and immediacy over strict uniformity. Its compact proportions and bold downstrokes help it stay impactful in modern, attention-grabbing applications.
Capitals are expressive and slightly simplified, pairing well with the more looped lowercase; numerals follow the same brush logic and remain legible at display sizes. Spacing feels naturally uneven in a handwriting-like way, and the strong contrast means fine strokes may soften at very small sizes or on low-resolution output.