Cursive Burin 3 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, invitations, casual, energetic, friendly, personal, playful, handwritten authenticity, informal warmth, quick expression, modern casual, brushy, slanted, looping, bouncy, organic.
A lively, handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, brush-like stroke endings. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with tight spacing and quick, confident curves that create a rhythmic, slightly bouncy line. Strokes stay fairly even in thickness while tapering subtly at terminals, and many characters use simplified, open shapes for speed and clarity. Uppercase forms are larger and more gestural, pairing well with the smaller lowercase that keeps a short, compact profile.
Works best in short to medium lines where the flowing rhythm can read as expressive rather than dense—logos, product names, menu headers, invitations, greeting cards, and quote graphics. It can also add a personable tone to social media captions, labels, and casual editorial callouts.
The overall tone feels informal and conversational, like quick marker lettering used for notes, packaging, or social posts. Its energetic motion and looping joins give it a friendly, approachable personality with a touch of spontaneity.
Designed to capture the immediacy of fast, confident handwriting in a polished, repeatable form. The compact proportions and brisk stroke flow suggest an emphasis on expressive personality and headline impact over long-form, small-size reading.
The texture is intentionally imperfect in a natural way, with small variations in curvature and join behavior that reinforce a hand-drawn feel. Numerals follow the same cursive rhythm, making them blend comfortably in mixed text rather than reading as rigid, standalone figures.