Cursive Emmis 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, logotypes, quotes, elegant, romantic, airy, personal, refined, handwritten elegance, signature feel, display script, personal tone, soft refinement, looping, monoline, slanted, delicate, high-ascenders.
A delicate, slanted handwritten script with smooth, looping forms and a predominantly monoline stroke. Letter shapes are narrow and tall, with long ascenders and descenders and compact lowercase bodies that create an airy vertical rhythm. Terminals tend to taper softly, and many characters show gentle entry/exit strokes that suggest natural pen movement. The set mixes connected and loosely separated forms, keeping a fluid cursive feel while maintaining clear individual glyph structure in capitals and numerals.
This font works well for wedding and event stationery, invitations, greeting cards, beauty and lifestyle branding, and short quote treatments where a refined handwritten voice is desired. It’s best used at display sizes where the narrow, looping details and tall extenders have room to breathe.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, with a light, romantic character that feels personal and slightly formal. Its narrow, flowing rhythm reads as polished handwriting—suited to expressive, human-centric messaging rather than utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to capture elegant, contemporary cursive handwriting with a light touch—prioritizing fluid motion, graceful loops, and a polished personal feel for headline and signature-style applications.
Uppercase letters are especially ornate, featuring large open loops and sweeping curves that can become prominent in words and initials. Lowercase counters stay tight and strokes remain clean and uncluttered, helping the script feel neat even with pronounced slant and tall proportions. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, keeping a consistent lean and simple, legible outlines.