Cursive Ellat 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, friendly, expressive, personal, lively, handmade feel, approachability, informal display, personal voice, brushy, organic, looping, tall, slanted.
A slim, slanted handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, built from quick, tapered strokes and rounded turns. Letterforms are tall and compact, with narrow bowls and tight spacing, and the stroke weight subtly swells and thins through curves and terminals. Ascenders are long and prominent, while many lowercase characters stay small relative to capitals, creating a high, airy rhythm. Connections appear intermittently—some joins are continuous while others lift—reinforcing a natural written texture rather than a rigid, monoline script.
This style works well for short-to-medium display copy where a handcrafted voice is desired—logos and brand marks, packaging callouts, café or boutique signage, posters, and social media graphics. It can also suit invitations or greeting-style layouts when set with generous tracking and line spacing to preserve its light, narrow texture.
The font reads as upbeat and personable, like neat handwriting made with a fine brush marker. Its brisk slant, looping gestures, and occasional flourishes give it an energetic, conversational tone suited to informal messaging and human-centric branding.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a clean, repeatable form—balancing legibility with expressive loops and a lively slant. Its tall proportions and compact width suggest a focus on fitting impactful display text into limited space while retaining a personal, hand-drawn character.
Capitals are especially expressive and often start with a lead-in stroke, helping headings feel distinctive. Numerals share the same handwritten construction, with open curves and slight irregularities that keep them consistent with the letterforms.