Script Dupy 3 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, headlines, packaging, elegant, romantic, classic, refined, inviting, formal flair, handwritten elegance, display emphasis, celebratory tone, calligraphic, slanted, looping, flowing, brushlike.
A slanted, calligraphic script with flowing connections and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper to fine hairlines and swell on curves, creating a lively rhythm and a slightly brushlike texture. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with rounded counters, frequent entry/exit swashes, and looped structures in several capitals and ascenders. The x-height reads relatively small against tall ascenders and deep descenders, giving the line a graceful, elongated silhouette.
This face performs best in short to medium-length display settings such as wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, and editorial headlines. It can work for pull quotes or section titles when given adequate size and spacing to preserve the delicate hairlines and joining strokes.
The font conveys a polished, romantic tone with a traditional, handwritten charm. Its high-contrast curves and gentle swashes feel formal yet personable, suitable for messaging that aims to be warm, celebratory, and tasteful.
The design appears intended to emulate confident penmanship with a refined, formal cadence—balancing decorative script cues with readable letter shapes. Its contrast and swash-like terminals suggest a focus on expressive display typography rather than dense text composition.
Capitals feature more expressive movement than the lowercase, with occasional flourished terminals that add personality without becoming overly ornate. Numerals follow the same slanted, calligraphic logic, pairing well with the letterforms for cohesive display settings.