Cursive Deroy 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social posts, headers, elegant, personal, airy, romantic, playful, handwritten charm, boutique styling, signature look, decorative initials, looping, swashy, monoline, slanted, bouncy.
A slender, slanted cursive with a calligraphic, pen-drawn feel and gently modulated stroke weight. Letterforms are tall and tightly proportioned, with long ascenders/descenders and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage flowing connections. Curves are smooth and open, with looped constructions in several capitals and select lowercase letters, plus occasional extended terminals that read as subtle swashes. Spacing feels compact and rhythmic, with a lively baseline bounce and clear differentiation between rounded forms and narrow verticals.
Best suited to short to medium display text where its thin strokes and looped details can remain clear—logos, product labels, wedding and event stationery, quotes, and social media graphics. It works particularly well for name-centric layouts and headline lines, and is less suited to dense body copy where its narrow proportions and decorative terminals may reduce readability at small sizes.
The font conveys a refined handwritten warmth—polished enough to feel dressy, yet informal and human in its motion. Its looping capitals and airy thin strokes give it a romantic, boutique tone, while the quick, slightly bouncy rhythm keeps it approachable rather than formal.
Designed to emulate a neat, modern handwritten script with graceful loops and a fashion-forward silhouette, balancing expressive capitals with streamlined lowercase forms for practical, everyday styling.
Capitals show the most personality, featuring prominent loops and occasionally elongated finishing strokes that can add flair in initials and short words. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with slim forms and simple curves, staying visually consistent with the letterforms.