Cursive Tuba 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, lively, personal, playful, handwritten feel, personal tone, dynamic motion, expressive display, brushy, looping, slanted, fluid, expressive.
A flowing, right-slanted script with brush-pen energy and softly tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with rounded bowls, open apertures, and frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage a connected rhythm in text. The contrast is moderate, showing gentle thick–thin modulation rather than sharp calligraphic extremes, and the baseline feels slightly springy due to varied joins and stroke angles. Capitals are larger and more gestural, with simple swashes and looped structures (notably in forms like Q and Y), while numerals follow the same handwritten logic with smooth curves and angled terminals.
Well suited to short-to-medium display text where a human, expressive signature-like voice is desired—brand marks, packaging callouts, café or boutique signage, posters, and social graphics. It can also work for headings and pull quotes when set with generous line spacing to preserve clarity in its tight, looping forms.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick but confident handwriting in marker or brush pen. It reads approachable and upbeat, bringing a personable, conversational feel rather than a formal invitation style.
Designed to mimic fast, fluent handwriting with a brushy stroke and consistent rightward motion, prioritizing personality and momentum over strict geometric regularity. The construction suggests an aim for everyday charm and legible expressiveness across both capitals and lowercase.
Spacing and widths vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural handwritten cadence. Many lowercase letters rely on compact loops and short counters, which gives the text a dense, energetic texture, especially in longer lines.