Cursive Ehlip 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, greeting cards, social graphics, headlines, casual, friendly, lively, personal, retro, handwritten feel, expressive script, casual branding, quick brush, brushlike, looping, slanted, fluid, rounded.
A brisk, brush-pen cursive with a consistent rightward slant and softly tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with compact counters and a relatively low x-height that emphasizes tall ascenders and long, swinging descenders. Strokes show gentle modulation—thicker on main downstrokes and lighter on turns—while terminals often finish in rounded hooks or flicks, giving the texture a continuous, handwritten rhythm. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, drawn feel in both text and display sizes.
This font suits short-to-medium phrases where a human, conversational voice is desired—packaging, café or boutique signage, posters, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It can also work for subheads or pull quotes when paired with a simpler text face that carries longer reading.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick confident handwriting. Its looping joins and energetic swashes create a lively, slightly retro charm that reads as warm and approachable rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush handwriting with a smooth cursive flow, prioritizing spontaneity and charm over rigid uniformity. Its narrow, slanted construction and lively terminals suggest a focus on expressive branding and display use while remaining legible in brief text settings.
In running text, the narrow proportions and tight interior spaces create a dense, rhythmic line, while the long descenders (notably in g, j, y, and z) add expressive movement. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded forms and slight irregularity, helping mixed text feel cohesive.