Cursive Etlam 3 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, greeting cards, airy, elegant, romantic, whimsical, delicate, signature, personal note, elegant display, romance, monoline feel, hairline, looping, flourished, calligraphic.
A delicate cursive script with hairline strokes and an overall right-leaning, handwritten rhythm. Letterforms are tall and slender with generous ascenders and descenders, creating a lot of vertical motion and white space. Strokes show a calligraphic contrast impression—fine entry/exit strokes paired with slightly firmer downstrokes—while terminals taper softly into long, sweeping joins. The alphabet mixes simple, open bowls with occasional loops and extended cross-strokes, giving the set a lively, continuous flow in words.
Works best for short to medium-length display settings where its fine strokes and looping joins can be appreciated—wedding suites, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, and social graphics. It can also serve as a signature-style accent paired with a clean sans or serif for contrast.
The tone is graceful and intimate, with a light, airy presence that feels refined rather than bold. Its looping connections and tall proportions read as romantic and slightly whimsical, suited to expressive, personal messaging.
The design appears intended to capture a polished handwritten signature look: light, flowing, and elegant, with enough flourish to feel special while keeping letterforms relatively open and readable in connected text.
In the text sample, the script maintains a consistent slant and spacing, with prominent ascenders (notably in letters like l, h, k) and elegant descenders (y, g) that add flourish. Capitals are more gestural and decorative, acting like lead-in swashes without overwhelming the line. Numerals follow the same slender, handwritten logic, appearing more illustrative than utilitarian.