Script Elbud 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, quotes, retro, friendly, playful, confident, inviting, hand-lettered feel, display impact, retro styling, smooth connectivity, brushy, rounded, looped, connected, swashy.
A compact, right-leaning script with a brush-pen feel and rounded terminals. Strokes show a clear calligraphic rhythm with thicker downstrokes and lighter transitions, and many letters join smoothly in running text. Uppercase forms are more ornamental, with gentle entry/exit strokes and occasional swash-like curves, while lowercase maintains a consistent slant and soft, bulb-like endings. Counters are moderately open and spacing is tight enough to keep words cohesive without becoming overly tangled.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where the connected script can be appreciated—such as branding wordmarks, product packaging, café or boutique signage, posters, and pull quotes. It can also work for invitations or greeting-style applications when a friendly, nostalgic script is desired.
The overall tone is warm and personable, with a distinctly retro sign-painter character. Its steady forward motion and soft curves give it an upbeat, conversational voice that feels casual yet intentionally styled.
The design appears intended to mimic confident hand-lettering from a brush or sign-painting tradition, prioritizing flowing connections, a consistent italic rhythm, and decorative capitals for emphasis. It aims to deliver a bold, approachable script voice that stands out in display typography while remaining readable in common words.
Figures follow the same cursive logic as the letters, using rounded shapes and slanted stress so they blend well in headlines. The texture on the page is smooth and uniform, favoring continuous motion over sharp edges, which helps maintain an even color in longer phrases.