Cursive Podaf 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, social media, quotes, friendly, playful, personal, casual, lively, handwritten feel, casual display, friendly branding, brush script, brushy, bouncy, looped, tapered, upright-leaning.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen construction and pronounced stroke contrast between thick downstrokes and thin connecting strokes. Letterforms are compact and slightly right-leaning, with a rhythmic bounce from varying entry/exit strokes and occasional lifted joins that keep it informal rather than strictly continuous. Ascenders are tall and narrow, terminals are tapered and slightly flared, and many characters use rounded loops and soft curves. Capitals are simplified and open, designed to sit comfortably with the lowercase without overpowering it.
Well suited to short-to-medium text where a personable, handmade voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, product packaging, social graphics, headings, and pull quotes. It can also work for logo wordmarks or labels when a casual, brush-script feel is appropriate.
The overall tone feels warm and approachable, like neat marker lettering used for notes, invitations, or casual branding. Its energetic contrast and looping forms add a light, crafty charm without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting with a polished consistency—delivering a friendly script aesthetic that feels hand-drawn while remaining legible in display sizes.
Spacing is tight and the texture is lively, so it reads best when given a bit of breathing room in line spacing. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple forms and tapered ends that match the script rhythm.