Cursive Viri 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, wedding, invitations, greeting cards, packaging, romantic, vintage, elegant, whimsical, intimate, handwritten feel, brand signature, expressiveness, decorative capitals, personal tone, brushy, looping, swashy, calligraphic, slanted.
A slanted, brush-like script with connected cursive movement and pronounced entry/exit strokes. Letterforms are compact and tall in proportion, with small lowercase bodies and long ascenders/descenders that create a lively vertical rhythm. Strokes show tapered terminals and moderate thick–thin variation reminiscent of a flexible pen or brush, with rounded bowls and frequent loops. Capitals are more decorative, featuring soft swashes and occasional flourished counters, while lowercase maintains a brisk, handwritten pace with slightly irregular widths that keep the texture organic.
This font works best where a personal, stylish voice is desired—signatures, invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and short display lines on posters or social graphics. It is most effective at medium to large sizes where the looping joins and tapered terminals can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels romantic and nostalgic, like a personal note written with a confident hand. Its looping forms and soft swashes add a touch of elegance without becoming overly formal, giving it an expressive, intimate character suited to branded signatures and celebratory messaging.
The design appears intended to simulate quick, confident cursive written with a brushy tool, balancing decorative capitals with a more streamlined lowercase for practical word shapes. Its proportions and swashy touches suggest an emphasis on expressive branding and celebratory display rather than extended text reading.
The compact lowercase and lively ascenders make spacing and line height important for readability, especially in longer passages. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with curved forms and italic momentum that match the script texture.