Cursive Utnuj 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, book covers, expressive, casual, energetic, romantic, handmade, handmade feel, brush realism, headline impact, personal tone, brushy, slanted, textured, tapered, lively.
A slanted, brush-script style with tapered strokes and visibly textured edges that mimic dry-brush drag. Letterforms are compact and narrow with tall ascenders and deep descenders, giving the set a vertical, wiry rhythm. Contrast comes from pressure-like thick downstrokes and finer entry/exit strokes, with rounded terminals and occasional sharp flicks. Spacing is tight and the overall cadence is quick, with mostly simple joins and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn consistency across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
This style is best suited to short to medium display text where the brush texture and energetic slant can be appreciated—logos, labels, invitations, posters, and social graphics. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or headings, especially when paired with a calmer sans or serif for body copy.
The font feels personal and spontaneous, like quick sign lettering made with a brush pen. Its brisk angle and lively stroke endings add motion and emphasis, creating an upbeat, conversational tone with a hint of romance and craft.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush lettering in a consistent, font-ready form, balancing expressive texture with enough regularity to set phrases and headlines cleanly. Its narrow proportions and strong slant suggest an emphasis on dynamic, space-efficient display typography.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, often reading like standalone display forms even when used in running text. The lowercase keeps a small body relative to ascenders, reinforcing a bouncy baseline and pronounced rhythm. Numerals follow the same brushed, angled construction, matching the alphabet for cohesive headline use.