Shadow Veja 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logo design, event promos, playful, expressive, retro, mischievous, handmade, expressiveness, attention-grab, retro flavor, decorative texture, hand-lettered feel, brushy, angular, cutout, high-energy, quirky.
An italic, brush-script display face with narrow, forward-leaning proportions and lively, irregular stroke endings. Strokes are built from bold, tapered wedges and curved swashes, with frequent sharp terminals and occasional hooked entries/exits. Many characters include intentional interior cutouts or offset voids that create a hollowed, shadow-like accent, giving forms a layered look while keeping counters open and graphic. The rhythm is energetic and uneven in a controlled way, with variable character widths and a compact lowercase structure.
Best suited to short, prominent settings where its cutout/shadow texture can be appreciated: posters, headlines, packaging, storefront-style graphics, and logo/wordmark explorations. It can also work for energetic pull quotes or titles, especially when paired with a quieter text companion.
The overall tone feels playful and slightly mischievous, blending a retro sign-painting spirit with comic, hand-drawn attitude. The cutout/shadow detailing adds a theatrical, attention-grabbing flair that reads as bold and lively rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, expressive lettering while adding a stylized hollow/shadow detail to boost contrast and visual impact. It prioritizes personality and motion over neutrality, aiming for a bold, decorative voice in display typography.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, poster-like silhouettes, while the lowercase is more cursive and brushy, increasing the sense of motion in text. Numerals echo the same chiseled, cutout construction, keeping a consistent decorative texture across sets.