Cursive Otby 3 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, personal stationery, quotes, brand signatures, airy, delicate, whimsical, poetic, intimate, personal feel, elegant accent, lightweight script, decorative caps, monoline, looping, stringy, high ascenders, long descenders.
A fine, monoline handwritten script with an upright stance and a narrow overall footprint. Strokes are hairline-thin with smooth curves and frequent loops, giving a continuous, lightly connected rhythm in lowercase while capitals often stand more independently with tall, sweeping forms. Proportions emphasize long ascenders and descenders and a notably small lowercase body, creating generous white space between lines and within counters. Terminals are tapered and open, with a slightly wiry, pen-drawn irregularity that keeps the texture lively without feeling rough.
This font suits short to medium-length settings where a personal, handwritten accent is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding wordmarks, packaging accents, and pull quotes. It performs best at moderate sizes or with ample tracking and leading, where its thin strokes and small lowercase body have room to breathe.
The tone is gentle and personal, like a quick note written with a fine-tip pen. Its slender strokes and looping joins feel romantic and slightly whimsical, lending a quiet elegance rather than bold expressiveness.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of neat cursive handwriting while maintaining a refined, minimalist stroke weight. Its tall capitals and airy lowercase aim to add elegance and personality to display text without heavy ornamentation.
Capitals are stylized and tall, functioning as decorative entry points in words, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, restrained cadence with light connections and simple forms. Numerals follow the same thin, handwritten logic, with open shapes and minimal ornamentation that keeps them visually compatible with text settings.