Script Duvi 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, headlines, packaging, elegant, whimsical, romantic, vintage, friendly, hand-lettered charm, decorative display, signature feel, classic flourish, calligraphic, looping, flourished, swashy, bouncy.
A flowing script with calligraphic construction and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes are generally upright with a lively, hand-drawn rhythm, alternating between smooth hairline connections and heavier downstrokes that create a strong vertical pulse. Capitals feature generous entry strokes and decorative loops, while lowercase forms lean toward rounded bowls and occasional playful terminals; spacing and widths vary slightly to maintain an organic, written feel. Numerals follow the same pen-driven logic, with curved forms and occasional swashes that keep the texture consistent across text and display settings.
Best suited to invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging, and short headline phrases where its flourishes can be featured. It can also work for pull quotes or menu headings when used with ample tracking and paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The overall tone is polished yet personable—decorative enough to feel special, but not overly formal. Its loops and swashy terminals add a light, charming energy that reads as celebratory and a bit storybook, evoking a vintage stationery sensibility.
The design appears intended to deliver a refined hand-lettered look—combining classic calligraphic contrast with approachable, modern smoothness. Its swashy capitals and consistent pen logic suggest a focus on expressive display typography for names, titles, and celebratory messaging.
In the sample text, the strong contrast and busy capitals make the font most striking at larger sizes, where the counters and hairlines have room to breathe. The distinctive uppercase forms (notably letters with large loops and extended strokes) create clear emphasis points, while the lowercase maintains a cohesive handwritten cadence for shorter phrases.