Script Dobus 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, greeting cards, elegant, playful, vintage, whimsical, romantic, handcrafted feel, decorative caps, calligraphic look, expressive display, looping, calligraphic, swashy, bouncy, rounded.
A flowing, calligraphic script with a pronounced rightward slant and high-contrast stroke modulation. Letterforms are narrow and lively, with rounded bowls, tapered entries, and frequent looped terminals and occasional swashes, especially in capitals. The baseline rhythm is slightly bouncy, and connections are implied by cursive structure even when letters appear as discrete forms. Ascenders are tall and slender, while the x-height reads comparatively compact, giving the design a refined, slightly old-fashioned silhouette.
Well-suited for display use where its loops and contrast can be appreciated, such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging, and short headlines. It can also work for brief emphasized phrases in editorial or social graphics, but the expressive forms are best kept to larger sizes and shorter runs of text.
The tone feels personable and expressive, balancing elegance with a light, whimsical charm. Its looping strokes and animated capitals suggest a celebratory, handcrafted mood rather than a strict formal script, making it feel warm and inviting.
The design appears intended to emulate a neat, calligraphy-inspired handwriting style with decorative capitals and smooth, pen-like contrast. It aims to provide an elegant yet friendly script voice for celebratory and brand-forward typography.
Capitals carry much of the personality through generous curves and ornamental hooks, while lowercase forms stay relatively simple but retain calligraphic tapering. Numerals are similarly styled with curving strokes and soft terminals, helping them harmonize with text settings.