Cursive Lidag 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, beauty, packaging, elegant, airy, personal, romantic, fashion, signature, elegance, personal tone, display use, flourish, monoline, looping, fluid, slanted, delicate.
A delicate, slanted script with a pen-like, lightly modulated stroke and a smooth, continuous rhythm. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, compact counters, and a notably small x-height that emphasizes verticality. Strokes taper subtly at terminals, and many shapes are built from looping entries/exits that create natural cursive connections in text. Capitals are simplified but expressive, with open bowls and extended swashes that add movement without becoming overly ornate.
Well suited to short-to-medium display settings where a personal, elegant script is desired—wedding and event stationery, boutique branding, cosmetics and fashion packaging, and signature-style wordmarks. It can also work for pull quotes or headers when given enough size and tracking to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is refined and intimate, reading like quick, confident handwriting dressed up for formal use. Its narrow, soaring proportions and gentle loops give it a graceful, romantic feel, while the light touch keeps it clean and contemporary rather than vintage-heavy.
Designed to mimic a graceful handwritten signature: tall, streamlined letterforms with flowing joins and restrained flourish for a polished, upscale look. The emphasis appears to be on expressive rhythm and elegance over utilitarian text readability.
In longer samples the connecting strokes create a consistent baseline flow, but the combination of narrow forms and small x-height means small sizes may feel airy and lightweight. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with single-stroke construction and slight flourish on curves.