Calligraphic Regu 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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A slanted, calligraphic script with unconnected letterforms and a consistent rightward rhythm. Strokes show moderate contrast with tapered entries and exits, and many glyphs feature looped terminals and soft, rounded joins that suggest pen pressure. Capitals are more expressive, using broad swashes and occasional flourish-like cross strokes, while lowercase forms stay compact with a relatively low x-height and tall ascenders/descenders. Spacing is tight and the overall footprint is narrow, giving words a continuous, flowing texture even without connecting strokes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its swashes and contrast can be appreciated, such as invitations, announcements, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging accents, and pull quotes. It can work for small snippets of text, but longer passages benefit from generous size and line spacing for clarity.
The font conveys a formal, personable tone—polished enough for ceremonial or premium uses, yet warm and handwritten in spirit. Its gentle swashes and rhythmic slant read as romantic and traditional rather than modern or edgy.
Designed to mimic a controlled, pen-drawn script that feels formal and graceful while remaining readable. The emphasis on expressive capitals, tapered strokes, and looped terminals suggests an intention to provide an elegant handwritten look for prominent, decorative typography.
Some letters lean into distinctive cursive conventions (notably looped ascenders and curled descenders), which adds character but can increase similarity between certain shapes at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with curved strokes and occasional teardrop-like terminals, helping mixed text maintain a cohesive voice.