Cursive Tebum 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: social posts, branding, packaging, posters, invitations, casual, friendly, handmade, lively, modern, handmade feel, casual display, personal tone, energetic headlines, brushy, rounded, loose, energetic, playful.
A casual brush-pen script with rounded terminals and a slightly slanted, forward rhythm. Strokes show subtle pressure modulation, with thicker downstrokes and lighter connectors, and occasional tapering at starts and finishes. Letterforms are compact and somewhat narrow, with a relatively low x-height and tall, elastic ascenders that give lines a bouncy cadence. Spacing and stroke joins vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural, handwritten feel while maintaining consistent overall proportions.
Well-suited for short, expressive copy such as social graphics, product labels, café menus, event titles, greeting cards, and lifestyle branding. It works best in headlines or callouts where the brush texture and lively rhythm can be appreciated, and less well for dense paragraphs or small UI text.
The font reads as warm and approachable, with an easygoing, personal tone. Its quick, brushy texture and springy movement suggest spontaneity and informal confidence rather than polish or formality.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering with a contemporary, upbeat flavor—balancing legibility with visible hand motion. It aims to provide an instant personal signature for display typography while keeping the alphabet cohesive enough for repeated use across branding and promotional materials.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, marker-like shapes, while lowercase letters carry more cursive connectivity and looping in places. Numerals are similarly handwritten and uneven in a deliberate way, matching the alphabet’s relaxed texture. At smaller sizes, finer joins and tight counters may benefit from generous tracking or simpler word shapes.