Cursive Tebas 3 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social media, packaging, branding, posters, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, handwritten feel, display impact, friendly tone, quick lettering, rounded, brushy, monoline-ish, bouncy, compact.
A compact handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, showing rounded forms, soft terminals, and a lively rightward slant. Strokes are generally thick with modest modulation, and the shapes lean on simplified, open counters and quick, gestural joins. Uppercase letters read as tall, looped handwritten caps, while the lowercase keeps a tight footprint with short extenders and a slightly irregular baseline rhythm that reinforces the hand-drawn character. Numerals match the same informal, slightly compressed construction and maintain consistent stroke presence alongside the letters.
Works well for short-to-medium headlines, quotes, packaging callouts, and brand accents where a casual handwritten signature is desirable. It’s especially effective in social graphics, invitations, greeting cards, and poster-style layouts where its compact, energetic texture can carry a message without needing long passages of text.
The tone is warm and personable, with an upbeat, informal energy that feels like quick marker lettering. Its bouncy rhythm and soft curves give it a conversational, friendly voice suited to lighthearted messaging.
Likely drawn to mimic fast, confident brush handwriting in a compact footprint, balancing legibility with a personable, handmade look. The forms and rhythm suggest an intention to deliver friendly emphasis in display contexts while retaining the spontaneity of real pen movement.
The design prioritizes immediacy and personality over strict uniformity: stroke endings vary subtly, spacing breathes unevenly in places, and some forms simplify into single-stroke gestures. The narrow build and tall capitals can create a distinctive vertical emphasis, especially in mixed-case settings.