Cursive Obduf 3 is a very light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, craft branding, social graphics, airy, friendly, whimsical, casual, delicate, handwritten charm, personal tone, display scripting, light elegance, monoline, loopy, bouncy, open counters, long ascenders.
A delicate, monoline cursive with an upright stance and a lightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes are clean and even, with rounded terminals, open counters, and frequent looped forms in both capitals and lowercase. Proportions feel tall and lean, with long ascenders/descenders and a compact lowercase body, giving the text an airy vertical cadence. Connection behavior is mostly flowing and script-like, though joins appear selective and spacing remains slightly variable in a hand-drawn way.
Well-suited to short to medium-length text where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, packaging accents, quotes, and social media graphics. It performs best at moderate sizes and with comfortable line spacing to let the tall ascenders and loops breathe.
The overall tone is lighthearted and personable, reading like neat everyday handwriting with a hint of whimsy. Its fine stroke and generous curves convey softness and approachability rather than formality or authority.
The design appears intended to emulate tidy cursive penmanship with a refined, minimal stroke and expressive looping capitals, balancing legibility with a casual handwritten charm for display and personal messaging contexts.
Capitals are especially expressive, featuring prominent entry/exit strokes and occasional decorative loops, which can create lively word shapes in headlines. Numerals follow the same thin, rounded construction and remain consistent with the handwritten texture.