Script Arlo 3 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, whimsical, classic, refined, decoration, formality, calligraphy, luxury, celebration, swashy, flourished, calligraphic, looped, delicate.
A formal script with slender, high-contrast strokes and an upright, slightly structured rhythm. Letterforms show a calligraphic construction with fine hairlines, thicker shaded stems, and frequent entry/exit strokes that create a gently connected flow in words. Capitals are notably ornate, featuring generous loops, curls, and extended swashes, while lowercase forms stay more compact with a small x-height and occasional tall ascenders/descenders. Spacing and widths vary by character, producing an airy, handwritten cadence that reads as carefully penned rather than mechanical.
Best used for short-to-medium display text such as wedding suites, greeting cards, boutique logos, product packaging, and editorial headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or subheadlines when set with ample size and relaxed tracking to preserve the delicate strokework and swashes.
The overall tone is graceful and decorative, balancing refinement with a playful touch from the looping terminals and swashy capitals. It feels suited to ceremonial or boutique contexts—polished enough for formal invitations, yet light and charming rather than stern.
The design appears intended to evoke pen-written elegance through high contrast, looping terminals, and expressive capitals, offering a decorative script voice for premium, celebratory, and romantic typographic moments.
Legibility is strongest at display sizes where the hairlines and internal curls have room to breathe; at smaller sizes the fine strokes and flourishes may visually soften. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic with thin–thick contrast and occasional curled terminals, keeping the set stylistically consistent.