Cursive Wafe 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, energetic, friendly, expressive, modern, handwritten feel, brush lettering, casual branding, quick emphasis, brushy, slanted, rounded, fluid, informal.
A lively, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and medium stroke contrast. Strokes taper at entries and exits, with rounded terminals and occasional dry-brush texture that suggests real marker or brush pressure. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a relatively low x-height and long, swinging ascenders and descenders that add motion. Connections are frequent but not rigidly continuous, creating an organic rhythm with small variations in width and stroke finish.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings such as posters, social graphics, packaging callouts, and quote or tagline treatments where a hand-drawn voice is desired. It can work for subheads and highlighted phrases in editorial layouts, especially when paired with a simple sans for body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, balancing speed-written spontaneity with enough consistency to feel designed rather than purely improvised. It reads as contemporary and personable, with a confident, handwritten swagger suited to informal messaging and expressive headlines.
This design appears intended to capture the look of fast, confident brush lettering—combining natural pen pressure, tapered joins, and a forward-leaning rhythm to deliver an informal, personable script for contemporary branding and promotional typography.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, functioning like quick signature-style initials that stand out at the start of words. Curves tend to be open and flowing, while straighter strokes stay slightly softened, helping maintain a smooth, handwritten cadence across longer lines of text.