Cursive Ohza 3 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social posts, packaging, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, airy, personal, handwritten realism, signature feel, friendly tone, compact rhythm, monoline, looping, upright slant, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A monoline handwritten script with tall, slender letterforms and an overall rightward slant. Strokes stay smooth and even, with rounded turns, narrow bowls, and frequent looped joins that create a continuous pen-drawn rhythm. Uppercase characters are simplified and elongated, often resembling casual signature capitals rather than formal script initials. The lowercase set features tight counters, short midline features, and notably long ascenders and descenders that add vertical liveliness in text.
Well-suited to short to medium-length display text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—greeting cards, invitations, labels, lifestyle packaging, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes and headings when generous line spacing is used to accommodate the tall ascenders and descenders.
The font reads as informal and personable, with a breezy, conversational tone. Its looping connections and narrow rhythm feel lighthearted and friendly, like quick note-taking or a neat personal signature.
Designed to emulate a clean, fast cursive hand with an emphasis on flowing connections and a signature-like silhouette. The narrow, elongated proportions and looping joins suggest an intent to stay elegant yet approachable, prioritizing rhythm and gesture over formal calligraphic detail.
Spacing appears slightly irregular in a natural handwriting way, and several forms (especially capitals) prioritize gesture over strict construction. Numerals follow the same pen-drawn logic, staying simple and consistent with the letter strokes.