Cursive Ifpa 3 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, social media, greeting cards, posters, logos, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, personal, handwritten feel, approachability, informal charm, expressive rhythm, monoline, looping, bouncy, rounded, informal.
A lively handwritten script with a monoline feel and softly tapered stroke ends. Letters lean forward with a bouncy baseline and variable rhythm, alternating between compact counters and more open, looped forms. Connections appear in many lowercase letters, while breaks and pen-lifts are visible enough to keep the texture sketchy and human. Uppercase forms are simple and slightly condensed, and the overall spacing stays tight, creating an energetic, handwritten color in text.
Works well for short to medium-length copy where a personal, informal voice is desired—such as packaging callouts, social posts, invitations, greeting cards, and headline treatments in posters. It can also suit small brand marks or labels when paired with a neutral sans for supporting text.
The tone is warm and approachable, like quick note-taking with a confident pen. Its irregularities and looping joins give it an upbeat, conversational personality that feels personal rather than formal.
Designed to capture the immediacy of cursive handwriting with a consistent pen texture and an expressive, forward-leaning rhythm. The emphasis appears to be on charm and spontaneity over strict uniformity, preserving natural joins, loops, and subtle variations to keep the writing believable.
Ascenders and descenders are prominent and often looped, adding vertical sparkle to lines of text. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with rounded shapes and occasional asymmetry that reinforces the authentic, non-mechanical character.