Cursive Arlet 3 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, headlines, playful, casual, whimsical, lively, chic, handwritten charm, expressive display, modern craft, personal voice, brushy, looped, tall, bouncy, monoline feel.
A brisk, brush-pen style script with a forward slant and a lively, variable rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and hairline upstrokes, with tapered entries and exits that mimic pressure changes of a real marker or brush. Letterforms are generally narrow and tall, with compact counters and a relatively small x-height that makes ascenders and capitals feel prominent. Connections are frequent in lowercase, while capitals mix simple stem-and-loop constructions with occasional swashy joins, keeping the texture energetic rather than uniform.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its brush contrast and looping forms can be appreciated—logos, product names, café menus, greeting cards, invitations, and social media graphics. It also works well for pull quotes or subheads when paired with a quiet sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is friendly and expressive, with a hand-drawn spontaneity that reads as personal and upbeat. Its brisk, looping movement and sharp tapers give it a fashionable, modern craft feel—confident and a little cheeky rather than formal or traditional.
Designed to emulate quick, stylish brush lettering with an energetic, connected flow. The emphasis on contrast, tapers, and tall proportions suggests an intention to deliver a distinctive handwritten signature for display use rather than quiet, long-form readability.
Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handwritten character. Some letters rely on long entry strokes and open loops, which adds flair but can create busier word shapes at smaller sizes or in dense paragraphs.