Cursive Rikuh 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social media, packaging, kids branding, quotes, friendly, playful, casual, handmade, approachable, personal tone, handwritten charm, informal display, everyday script, rounded, bouncy, loopy, monolinear, quirky.
This font presents a hand-drawn cursive with smooth, rounded strokes and a lightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Letterforms are generally narrow with compact counters and a consistent, marker-like stroke that shows modest contrast through curves and joins. The capitals are simple and open, while the lowercase leans into looped ascenders/descenders (notably in b, f, g, y) and soft, turned terminals. Spacing feels slightly irregular in a natural way, supporting an informal, written-by-hand texture across words and sentences.
It works well for short-to-medium display text where a personal, informal voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, packaging accents, social posts, and quote graphics. It can also support headings or pull quotes in lifestyle and craft contexts, especially when paired with a clean sans for body copy.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, with a playful, personal feel that reads like neat handwriting rather than formal calligraphy. Its looping forms and gentle irregularities give it a friendly, inviting character suited to lighthearted or personable messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate tidy everyday handwriting with gentle cursive connections, prioritizing friendliness and approachability over strict uniformity. Its simplified shapes and rounded loops suggest a focus on legibility and charm in casual, expressive applications.
The numerals match the handwriting tone with simple, rounded shapes and clear silhouettes. In continuous text, the script maintains readability through distinct letter shapes while preserving an organic, hand-rendered rhythm in joins and terminal flicks.