Cursive Budaf 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, invitations, casual, friendly, lively, personal, playful, handwritten feel, informal branding, quick signature, warm tone, brushy, looping, slanted, rounded, fluid.
A fluid, slanted script with brush-pen-like stroke behavior and gently rounded terminals. Letterforms keep a consistent forward rhythm, combining open curves with occasional tight loops in ascenders and descenders. Strokes show subtle modulation, with thicker downstrokes and lighter connecting strokes, creating an easy, handwritten cadence. Capitals are tall and expressive without becoming overly ornate, while lowercase forms remain compact with quick joins and simplified shapes that favor speed and flow.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where a personal touch is desired: logos, product labels, cafe/food packaging, greeting cards, and social graphics. It also works for headlines and pull quotes when set with enough size and breathing room to keep joins clear.
The overall tone feels approachable and energetic, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes or informal branding. Its lively loops and brisk slant add warmth and personality, leaning more cheerful than formal.
Designed to capture a natural, fast handwritten look with smooth connections and brushy emphasis, balancing legibility with expressive motion. The intent appears to be an everyday cursive style that feels authentic and contemporary rather than calligraphic or formal.
In text, the continuous movement and tight spacing can produce a dense texture, especially where joins and loops stack in words with many ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, slightly bouncy forms that match the script’s rhythm.