Cursive Maby 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, packaging, posters, social media, expressive, casual, lively, personal, playful, handwritten feel, display impact, personal tone, brand accent, brushy, slanted, looping, compact, bouncy.
This font presents a slanted, handwritten script built from brisk, brush-like strokes with tapered entries and exits. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with a tight overall footprint and noticeable variation in stroke thickness that suggests pressure changes rather than rigid construction. Curves are rounded and energetic, and many capitals feature prominent loops and sweeping gestures. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural, written rhythm while maintaining consistent baseline behavior and a cohesive stroke texture.
This script works best for display uses where a handwritten voice is desirable—headlines, short slogans, packaging callouts, posters, and social graphics. It also suits logo wordmarks and branding accents when you want an energetic, personal touch. For longer passages, its compact texture and tight letterforms are better used in brief lines or highlighted phrases rather than extended reading.
The tone is informal and expressive, like quick sign-off handwriting or a marker-script note. Its lively swashes and compact forms give it a confident, upbeat character that feels personal rather than formal. The overall impression is friendly and dynamic, with enough flourish to feel decorative without becoming ornate.
The design appears intended to capture fast, confident cursive writing with a brush-pen feel—combining lively swashes in capitals with more restrained lowercase shapes for practical word setting. Its proportions and slant prioritize momentum and gesture, aiming for a handmade look that remains visually consistent across a full basic set of letters and figures.
Uppercase letters carry the strongest personality, with several forms using large initial loops and angled terminals that read well in short words or initials. Lowercase letters are simpler and more compact, with narrow counters and short ascenders that keep texture dense in text-like settings. Numerals follow the same brisk, handwritten logic with consistent slant and tapered stroke endings.