Cursive Rodot 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, greeting cards, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, handmade, handmade feel, expressive script, casual display, friendly tone, brushy, rounded, bouncy, loopy, lively.
A lively handwritten cursive with a brush-pen feel, showing pronounced stroke-contrast and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms lean mostly upright with a bouncy baseline rhythm and uneven, organic spacing that reinforces the hand-drawn character. Ascenders and capitals are tall and expressive, while many lowercase forms keep compact bowls and simple joins, creating a quick, spontaneous flow. Curves are smooth and slightly elastic, with occasional tapering at entry and exit strokes and small looped details in letters like g, y, and j.
This font works well for short to medium display text where a friendly, handmade voice is desired—logos, product labels, café menus, invitations, greeting cards, posters, and social graphics. It is best used at larger sizes where the stroke contrast and looped details can remain clear and expressive.
The overall tone is warm and personable, with an informal charm that reads as approachable and lightly whimsical. Its energetic stroke behavior and buoyant proportions make it feel conversational—more like a quick note with a marker than a polished script.
The design appears intended to capture natural brush-script handwriting with an upbeat, personal tone, prioritizing expressive capitals, smooth cursive motion, and visible pen contrast over strict uniformity. It aims to deliver an immediate handcrafted feel suitable for informal display typography.
Capitals are especially decorative and vary in complexity, giving headings a distinct, handcrafted signature. Numerals follow the same brushy contrast and rounded construction, with simple, readable shapes that match the letterforms’ casual momentum.