Cursive Oldes 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, quotes, social media, airy, expressive, casual, elegant, youthful, signature, personal tone, display impact, modern style, quick handwriting, monoline, tall, condensed, loopy, lively.
A tall, condensed handwritten script with a fine, mostly monoline stroke and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are built from quick, linear gestures with occasional looped entries and exits, producing a lively baseline rhythm and varied joins. Capitals are long and narrow with sweeping ascenders, while the lowercase stays compact with small bowls and tight counters; numerals follow the same slender, handwritten construction. Overall spacing is open for a script, with letter widths changing noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural, drawn feel.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings such as headlines, logos, packaging accents, posters, quote graphics, and social media overlays where its narrow, towering rhythm can shine. It can also work for invitations or lifestyle collateral when used at larger sizes with generous tracking and ample line spacing.
The tone is breezy and personal, balancing casual informality with a slim, fashion-leaning elegance. Its long verticals and quick strokes create an energetic, note-like voice that feels modern and spontaneous rather than formal or traditional.
The design appears intended to capture an authentic, quick handwritten signature feel—slender, stylish, and easy to deploy for contemporary display typography. Its proportions emphasize verticality and motion to deliver a distinctive, personal voice without heavy ornamentation.
Distinctive tall capitals and extended ascenders are a major visual feature, giving words a vertical sparkle in headlines. Some letters show simplified joins and occasional breaks typical of fast handwriting, so the texture reads more like a confident marker/pen sketch than a polished calligraphic script.