Cursive Deruf 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, signatures, invitations, quotes, packaging, friendly, casual, romantic, lively, personal, handwritten, elegant, expressive, quick note, signature, airy, brushlike, compact, gestural, loopy.
The design is a slender, right-leaning script with smooth, continuous strokes and a lively baseline motion. Letterforms are compact with tall ascenders and descenders, and strokes show subtle modulation that mimics pen pressure. Connections are frequent and fluid, with generous loops in forms like g, y, and z, and narrow counters that keep the texture light and airy. Capitals are taller and more gestural, often built from a few sweeping strokes that add emphasis without becoming overly ornate.
It works well for short, expressive text such as signatures, quotes, invitations, greeting cards, social posts, and lifestyle branding. The narrow, flowing texture also suits packaging accents, menu headings, and boutique-style logos where a personal tone is desired. For best clarity, it’s strongest at display sizes or in short lines rather than dense, small-body copy.
This script has a breezy, personable tone that feels like quick, confident handwriting. Its rhythm reads friendly and informal while still looking intentional and stylish, making it well suited to upbeat, welcoming messaging.
This font appears designed to capture the look of natural cursive writing with a refined, fashion-forward slant. It emphasizes speed and flow—smooth joins, narrow forms, and tall extenders—so text feels handwritten rather than typeset, while still maintaining consistent rhythm across words.
Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, open shapes and a slightly irregular feel that matches the script. Some capitals use long entry/exit strokes that can create dramatic word shapes and benefit from a bit of breathing room in tracking and line spacing.