Cursive Vulu 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, branding, posters, social media, headlines, casual, lively, friendly, artisanal, playful, handmade feel, casual emphasis, signature style, expressive display, brushy, expressive, calligraphic, slanted, looping.
A brush-pen cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and crisp thick–thin modulation. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with slightly rough, inky edges that reinforce a hand-drawn feel. Letterforms are narrow and vertically compact, with a modest x-height and frequent ascenders/descenders that add bounce. Connections are intermittent rather than fully continuous, and spacing stays tight, creating a rhythmic, quick-written texture across words.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten voice is desired—such as packaging, boutique branding, café/food labels, posters, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads when paired with a simpler text face for longer reading.
The font conveys an energetic, personable tone—like fast, confident handwriting with a touch of flourish. Its contrast and sweeping terminals add a slightly dramatic, expressive character while remaining approachable and informal.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering: high-contrast strokes, compact proportions, and lively curves that read as human and spontaneous. The overall construction prioritizes expressive rhythm and a handcrafted signature-like presence over formal calligraphic precision.
Capitals lean toward simplified brush-script forms with occasional swash-like strokes, while lowercase shapes favor narrow loops and single-stroke constructions. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with tapered curves and narrow proportions that keep them cohesive in mixed text.