Cursive Dabez 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, social posts, packaging, quotes, branding, friendly, casual, playful, personal, expressive, handwritten feel, friendly voice, expressive headlines, casual elegance, brushy, looping, bouncy, tall, fluid.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth, continuous curves with occasional sharper entry and exit strokes. The letters are tall and slender with a forward slant, and spacing and widths vary in a natural, handwritten rhythm. Stroke endings taper and flick, while rounded bowls and long ascenders/descenders create an airy vertical profile. Capitals are more embellished and looped, standing out as expressive initials against simpler, compact lowercase forms.
Best suited to short-to-medium lines where the handwritten character can lead: greeting cards, invitations, social graphics, packaging callouts, quote designs, and friendly lifestyle branding. It performs especially well for titles, product names, and pull-quotes where expressive capitals and flowing joins can shine.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident handwriting in marker or brush pen. Its energetic rhythm and looping capitals give it a cheerful, approachable voice that feels handmade rather than polished or corporate.
Designed to capture natural cursive handwriting with a brushy, energetic line and expressive capitals. The intent appears to be warmth and immediacy—an authentic handwritten look that adds personality to display text without feeling overly formal.
The very small x-height relative to the tall ascenders gives lowercase text a delicate, rising cadence, while the animated capitals and long descenders add flourish in headlines. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and varied stroke terminals, keeping the set cohesive.