Cursive Wabi 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, invitations, headlines, casual, handmade, playful, energetic, personal, handmade feel, friendly tone, expressive display, quick lettering, brushy, textured, looping, slanted, bouncy.
A lively, hand-drawn script with a rightward slant, narrow proportions, and a brush-pen texture that leaves slightly ragged edges and stroke swell. Letterforms mix cursive connections with occasional lifted joins, creating an uneven, human rhythm rather than strict continuity. Ascenders and descenders are prominent compared to the small-looking lowercase bodies, and the baseline gently wavers in longer text. The capitals are tall and gestural with simplified structure, while numerals follow the same handwritten logic with open counters and quick, tapered terminals.
This font suits short, expressive applications such as posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, invitations, and headline or subhead treatments where a handmade voice is desirable. It works especially well when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing to preserve its airy, sketched texture.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick marker notes or a spontaneous journal heading. Its imperfect stroke texture and bouncy spacing give it a friendly, energetic feel that reads as authentic and hand-made rather than polished or corporate.
It appears designed to capture the immediacy of hand lettering—fast, expressive strokes with visible texture and natural inconsistency—while remaining legible for short phrases and titles. The tall, gestural capitals and looped lowercase suggest an emphasis on personality and motion over strict typographic regularity.
Spacing and letter widths vary noticeably across glyphs, which enhances the natural handwriting effect but also makes color and rhythm more expressive than uniform. The brush-like stroke behavior is most apparent in curves and terminals, where ink buildup and tapering create a slightly gritty texture at display sizes.