Cursive Yana 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, energetic, friendly, expressive, playful, handwritten warmth, casual expressiveness, brush texture, display impact, brushy, slanted, loose, textured, handmade.
A slanted brush-pen script with narrow proportions and lively, irregular stroke edges. Letterforms show quick, single-pass construction with tapered terminals and intermittent thick–thin modulation typical of a felt/brush marker. Connections are frequent in lowercase, but not uniform—spacing and joins vary to preserve a natural handwritten rhythm. Ascenders are prominent while the lowercase body stays compact, and counters tend to be open and simplified for speed and flow.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where a personal, handwritten feel is desirable—logos, packaging callouts, posters, invitations, and social graphics. It performs best at display sizes or for headings, pull quotes, and labels, where its brush texture and lively rhythm remain clear. For dense body copy or small UI text, the compact lowercase and variable joins may reduce clarity.
The overall tone feels informal and personal, like fast handwritten notes with a confident flourish. Its energetic slant and brush texture give it a warm, approachable character that reads as spontaneous rather than polished. The style leans modern-casual, with a lighthearted, conversational voice.
Designed to capture the immediacy of quick brush handwriting while remaining consistent enough for repeatable typesetting. The narrow, slanted forms and textured strokes aim to convey motion and personality, prioritizing expressive rhythm over strict geometric uniformity.
Uppercase forms read as gestural stand-ins for print capitals, mixing cursive influence with simplified strokes; this adds character but also increases variability across words. Numerals are similarly handwritten, with flowing curves and noticeable stroke taper that pairs well with the letterforms. The texture and variable joins become more pronounced at larger sizes, where the brushiness is part of the aesthetic.