Cursive Kanif 3 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, airy, expressive, handwritten elegance, signature look, decorative display, expressive capitals, monoline, swashy, looping, slanted, calligraphic.
A slender, slanted cursive with a largely monoline stroke and gentle modulation that reads like quick pen script. Letterforms are built from long, tapered entry and exit strokes, with occasional swashes on capitals and extended ascenders/descenders that create a lively diagonal rhythm. Lowercase forms stay compact in the body while relying on tall, graceful extenders for presence, and spacing feels open, emphasizing a light, airy texture. Numerals and capitals follow the same flowing logic, with smooth curves, occasional loops, and pointed terminals that keep the drawing crisp.
Best suited to short-to-medium phrases where its flowing connections and swashy capitals can shine—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging, and social graphics. It works well as a display script for headlines, names, and signature-style accents, and is less ideal for dense paragraphs or small UI sizes due to its fine strokes and compact body height.
The overall tone is graceful and personal, balancing polish with an informal handwritten ease. It suggests romance and sophistication without feeling overly formal, with the slant and long strokes adding motion and a slightly dramatic flair.
Designed to emulate a fast, confident handwritten script with a refined, calligraphic finish. The emphasis appears to be on expressive capitals, smooth connectivity, and an elegant overall rhythm for decorative display use.
Capitals are the most decorative elements, often featuring broader gestures and looping structures that can dominate short words or initials. The script maintains a consistent writing angle and stroke behavior across the set, with a delicate texture that benefits from generous line spacing to accommodate long descenders and swashes.