Cursive Diraf 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, energetic, expressive, casual, modern, handmade, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, casual branding, quick brush script, brushy, slanted, textured, tapered, bouncy.
A lively brush-style script with a pronounced rightward slant and quick, calligraphic movement. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with occasional thickened downstrokes, creating a slightly textured, marker-like rhythm rather than smooth monoline construction. Letterforms are compact and upright-to-slanted with a bouncy baseline, tight internal counters, and simplified joins that keep words feeling fast and gestural. Capitals are larger and more flamboyant, while lowercase forms stay compact with relatively small bowls and a brisk, narrow footprint.
Well-suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as logos, product packaging, café/restaurant branding, posters, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or invitations when set with generous spacing and enough size to let the brush details remain clear.
The overall tone is informal and spirited, like quick hand-lettering made for impact. It feels friendly and contemporary with a hint of rawness from the brush texture, lending an authentic, human presence rather than polished formality.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush lettering with a modern, energetic cadence—prioritizing personality and momentum over formal calligraphic precision. It aims to provide a distinctive handwritten voice that feels immediate and expressive in display settings.
The brush texture and tapering can create darker clusters where strokes overlap, especially in tighter letter combinations. The slant and lively terminals help maintain motion in longer phrases, while the compact proportions keep the script from feeling overly decorative.