Cursive Pugy 3 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social media, invites, packaging, craft branding, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, warm, handwritten charm, approachability, informal display, personal tone, quick script, rounded, monoline, loopy, bouncy, informal.
A lively cursive with a smooth, monoline feel and rounded terminals. Strokes show a gentle rightward slant and a springy baseline rhythm, with tall ascenders and long, looped descenders that add motion. Letterforms favor open counters and simplified joins, while capitals are more embellished and often begin with soft entry strokes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, mixing simple forms with occasional loops for continuity.
Well suited to headlines, short phrases, and callouts where a warm handwritten tone is desired—such as greeting cards, invitations, boutique packaging, labels, and social posts. It can also work for logo-style wordmarks when set with comfortable spacing and ample line height to accommodate descenders.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick marker or brush-pen handwriting. Its looping forms and bouncy spacing read as informal and conversational, giving text a friendly, approachable character.
Designed to emulate natural cursive handwriting with a clean, consistent stroke and an expressive loop vocabulary. The emphasis appears to be on friendliness and immediacy rather than formal calligraphy, providing an easygoing script for everyday, decorative display settings.
Connections are generally fluid but not overly tight, keeping words readable while still feeling handwritten. The most distinctive flavor comes from the generous loops in letters like g, y, and f and the decorative, swooping capitals, which make the font feel expressive in short bursts.