Cursive Ordup 3 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, quotes, invitations, social graphics, airy, casual, elegant, friendly, whimsical, handwritten charm, light elegance, personal tone, quick cursive, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, long descenders, open counters.
A delicate monoline script with a tall, narrow stance and a consistently right-leaning slant. Strokes are smooth and continuous with frequent looped entries and exits, producing a flowing rhythm while still leaving noticeable breaks between many letters rather than fully joining everything. Proportions emphasize long ascenders and descenders with compact lowercase bodies, and letterforms favor open, rounded counters and simplified terminals. Capitals are larger and more gestural, with elongated curves and occasional extended cross-strokes that add flourish without becoming heavy.
This style suits short, expressive text where a handwritten voice is desirable—brand marks, boutique packaging, invitations, greeting cards, pull quotes, and social media graphics. It works especially well when paired with a clean sans for body copy and used at moderate-to-large sizes to preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels light and personable, like quick, neat handwriting with a touch of elegance. Its narrow, airy forms read as refined and modern while the loops and bounce keep it informal and approachable.
The design appears intended to mimic a graceful, everyday cursive hand—slim, fast, and fluid—balancing legibility with a fashionable handwritten charm. The emphasis on tall forms, loops, and restrained flourishes suggests a goal of elegant informality for display-oriented typography.
In the samples, the font maintains an even, steady stroke color at text sizes, but the narrow proportions and small lowercase bodies can make spacing and word rhythm feel delicate. Numerals match the handwritten character with simple, lightly curved forms that blend naturally with the letters.