Cursive Tuve 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
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This cursive script uses a consistently slanted, pen-like stroke with gentle contrast and tapered terminals. Capitals are tall and open with occasional looped entries and exits, while the lowercase maintains a narrow, quick rhythm and a compact body size relative to the ascenders and descenders. Strokes show smooth, continuous motion with soft joins and lightly rounded curves; counters remain fairly open despite the narrow spacing. Numerals follow the same flowing construction, with simple forms and subtle swashes on select figures.
This font works best for short-to-medium display copy where a personal, elegant handwriting feel is desired—such as invitations, event materials, greeting cards, boutique branding, and product packaging. It can also serve as an accent face for pull quotes or headers when paired with a more neutral text font.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, reading like careful handwritten correspondence. Its light, flowing forms suggest a polished but approachable elegance, with enough flourish to feel decorative without becoming overly formal.
The design appears intended to emulate refined everyday handwriting with a controlled, calligraphic lift—balancing legibility with decorative loops and a smooth, continuous stroke. Its proportions emphasize tall capitals and long extenders to create a graceful, vertical elegance in words.
Capitals provide most of the personality through larger gestures and occasional loops, while the lowercase keeps a restrained, steady cadence. The narrow letterforms and compact lowercase can make long passages feel dense at small sizes, but they create an appealing, streamlined texture in display settings.