Cursive Obdew 3 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, airy, elegant, whimsical, personal, delicate, handwritten charm, delicate elegance, expressive display, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, long descenders, high-waisted.
A slender, pen-like script with mostly monoline strokes and occasional pressure-like swelling at curves and joins. Letterforms are tall and compact, with narrow bowls and generous vertical reach, creating a high-waisted look with pronounced ascenders and descenders. Curves are smooth and loop-driven, terminals are fine and tapered, and the rhythm feels lightly irregular in a natural handwritten way. Uppercase forms are simplified and open, while lowercase shows frequent loops (notably in g, j, y) and a small, short x-height relative to the capitals.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings such as quotes, invitations, greeting cards, and boutique branding where a handwritten touch is desired. It can work well on packaging or social graphics when set with ample size and breathing room to preserve its fine strokes and tight forms.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, like neat handwriting written quickly with a fine-tip pen. It reads as light, friendly, and slightly playful, with a refined delicacy that suits expressive, personal messaging more than formal typography.
This font appears designed to capture a refined cursive handwriting feel—light, flowing, and decorative—while remaining legible in common words and phrases. The tall proportions and looped features suggest an emphasis on elegance and personality over dense text economy.
Spacing is tight and the narrow construction emphasizes verticality, which can make longer passages feel busy at smaller sizes. The sample text shows good flow in mixed case, with capitals providing clear visual accents and the looped descenders adding decorative movement.