Cursive Bakal 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, social graphics, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, retro, handwritten feel, friendly branding, expressive display, signature style, brushy, looped, bouncy, flourished, lively.
A flowing, brush-pen script with right-leaning forms, tapered entries, and pronounced thick-to-thin modulation. Strokes are smooth and rounded with occasional looping terminals and gentle swashes, giving many capitals a decorative, calligraphic presence. Letterforms are compact and upright in their internal structure but set with a lively rhythm and variable connection behavior—some characters link naturally while others sit with a clear pen-lift feel. Counters are generally open and soft, and the numerals follow the same handwritten logic with curved spines and tapered ends.
Well-suited to short display settings such as headlines, invitations, packaging callouts, greeting cards, and social media graphics where an informal handwritten voice is desired. It can also work for brand marks or signatures when used in a few words rather than long passages.
The overall tone feels warm and personable, like quick but confident handwritten signage or a note written with a brush pen. Its bouncy rhythm and light flourishes read as cheerful and approachable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to emulate a modern brush-script handwriting style that feels spontaneous yet controlled, balancing legibility with decorative loops and contrast for expressive display typography.
Capitals are notably more embellished than the lowercase, creating a clear hierarchy for headlines and name-style settings. The contrast and tapering make it look best when given enough size and spacing to let joins and terminals remain distinct.