Script Ihkas 3 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, logos, retro, friendly, playful, classic, confident, signage feel, vintage charm, display impact, cheerful tone, swashy, rounded, looped, connected, lively.
A slanted, connected script with sturdy strokes and rounded terminals, built from smooth, continuous curves and prominent looped forms. Letterforms have a broad footprint with generous curves and occasional swash-like entry and exit strokes, giving lines a rhythmic, rolling motion. Contrast is modest, with weight carried evenly through most strokes, while counters stay open enough for display readability. Capitals are more decorative and flourish-forward than the lowercase, with pronounced curves and joins that create a cohesive, flowing texture in words.
Best suited to branding and logo work, packaging, and display typography where a friendly, vintage-leaning script is desired. It performs well in headlines, signage-style compositions, invitations, and short pull quotes, especially at larger sizes where the looped joins and swashy capitals can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels upbeat and nostalgic, reminiscent of mid-century sign painting and casual brush-script lettering. Its bouncy connections and rounded shapes read as approachable and celebratory, with enough presence to feel confident rather than delicate.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, sign-script look that feels handcrafted yet polished, emphasizing continuous connections, rounded forms, and decorative capitals for impactful display use.
Numerals follow the same cursive, rounded logic as the letters, pairing well with headlines and short phrases. The italic angle and connected structure make it most convincing when set with comfortable spacing so the joins and loops can read clearly.