Cursive Esbiw 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, quotes, casual, airy, personal, elegant, friendly, handwritten realism, expressive headers, personal tone, quick script, brushy, monolinear, looped, slanted, calligraphic.
This font presents as a brisk, handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a lightly brush-influenced stroke. Letterforms are built from narrow, upright-leaning ovals and long, tapered entries and exits, giving words a quick, continuous rhythm without feeling overly tight. Strokes show subtle pressure changes—especially on curves and downstrokes—while terminals frequently taper to sharp points or fine hooks. Capitals are taller and more gestural, with occasional looped or swashed structures, while lowercase maintains a compact body with tall ascenders and slender, open counters.
This style works well for short-to-medium text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—logos and wordmarks, packaging callouts, invitations and greeting materials, social media graphics, and quote or headline treatments. It is particularly effective at larger sizes where the tapered terminals and looping capitals can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels informal and personal, like fast neat handwriting with a touch of flourish. Its airy spacing and delicate strokes create a light, nimble voice that reads as friendly and contemporary rather than formal or ornate.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident handwriting with a controlled brush-pen character, balancing legibility with expressive movement. It prioritizes a lively word shape and smooth rhythm in connected text while keeping individual forms simple and streamlined.
Connections between letters are fluid but not uniformly continuous, producing a natural handwritten cadence with small variations in joins and stroke endings. Numerals follow the same brisk, slanted logic, with simple, streamlined shapes and occasional curved entry strokes that help them blend into text settings.