Cursive Oblav 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, social posts, packaging, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, personal, airy, handwritten realism, approachability, expressive tone, quick notation, monoline, looping, bouncy, tall ascenders, open forms.
A lively handwritten script with a thin, ink-like stroke and gently modulated pressure. Letterforms are tall and narrow with a noticeable rightward slant, long ascenders and descenders, and rounded, open counters. Terminals are mostly tapered and slightly irregular, giving an authentic pen-drawn rhythm; some strokes show subtle retracing and occasional cross-strokes that read like quick hand movements. Spacing is loose enough to keep the texture light, with occasional partial connections and flowing joins that maintain a cursive feel without becoming overly dense.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where a human, personable voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, boutique packaging, and casual branding accents. It can also work for UI or editorial callouts when used at larger sizes with generous line spacing.
The overall tone feels informal and approachable, like quick notes or a personal message. Its bouncy rhythm and looping shapes add a playful, upbeat character while remaining clean and readable at display sizes.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of everyday cursive writing while keeping forms open and legible. The narrow, slanted construction and looping joins suggest an intention to feel fast, natural, and expressive rather than polished or formal.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified handwritten capitals, mixing print-like structure with cursive gestures, which helps them sit comfortably in headline-style text. Numerals and punctuation (as shown) follow the same slender, hand-drawn logic, maintaining consistent stroke energy and a cohesive, airy color on the page.