Cursive Arbof 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invites, branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, playful, casual, friendly, lively, romantic, handcrafted feel, personal tone, expressive display, signature style, brushy, bouncy, looping, tapered, organic.
A lively brush-script with a noticeable rightward slant and high-contrast strokes that shift from fine hairlines to fuller downstrokes. Letterforms are compact and narrow, with a bouncy baseline and variable spacing that preserves a natural handwritten rhythm. Terminals are often tapered and slightly flared, and many shapes feature open counters and quick, gestural joins; some letters connect while others remain loosely separated, reinforcing an informal, drawn-with-a-brush feel. Ascenders and descenders are long and expressive, while the lowercase body stays relatively small, giving the face a tall, elegant silhouette.
Well-suited to short-to-medium headlines where personality matters: invitations and announcements, boutique branding, packaging labels, social media graphics, and quote-style compositions. It can also work for small blocks of display text when set with generous leading, but it’s most effective when allowed to breathe at larger sizes.
The tone is warm and personable, with a quick, expressive cadence that reads as spontaneous and human. Its energetic strokes and looping forms add a light romantic and crafty character, making text feel conversational rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering in a polished, repeatable form—capturing natural stroke contrast, casual movement, and a slightly improvised rhythm. It prioritizes expressive character and a handcrafted look over strict geometric consistency.
Uppercase forms lean toward simple, signature-like structures with occasional swashy entry/exit strokes, and the numerals follow the same brushy, handwritten logic. The texture is intentionally uneven, so it looks best when a bit of irregularity is desirable rather than a rigidly even typographic color.