Cursive Duza 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, branding, headlines, elegant, romantic, classic, refined, personal, calligraphic script, formal flair, signature look, decorative caps, flowing, calligraphic, looped, slanted, smooth.
A flowing, right-slanted script with smooth, pen-like curves and medium stroke modulation. Capitals are prominent and often built from long, looping entrance strokes and generous swashes, while lowercase forms stay compact with a noticeably short x-height and quick, tapered joins. Counters are narrow and oval, ascenders and descenders are extended, and terminals frequently finish in fine points or soft curls, giving the line a continuous, handwritten rhythm.
Best suited to short, prominent text where the swashed capitals and connected strokes can breathe—such as invitations, event stationery, greeting cards, boutique branding, and editorial or packaging headlines. It will read most comfortably at moderate-to-large sizes with generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone feels graceful and intimate, with a classic calligraphy sensibility rather than a casual note-taking look. Its looping capitals and sweeping strokes evoke formality and ceremony, while the connected movement keeps it warm and personal.
The design appears intended to mimic fluent, practiced penmanship with a calligraphic flair—combining compact lowercase efficiency with expressive, decorative capitals for a polished signature-like effect.
Spacing and letter connections create an energetic, forward motion, with occasional larger flourishes that can dominate at display sizes. The compact lowercase and tall extenders increase elegance but can reduce clarity in dense settings, especially where joins and narrow counters cluster.