Script Doluz 12 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, whimsical, romantic, vintage, playful, decorative script, formal charm, handwritten feel, display emphasis, swashy, looping, flourished, calligraphic, organic.
A decorative script with pronounced calligraphic contrast and a consistent forward slant. Letterforms are built from smooth, looping strokes with tapered hairlines, heavier downstrokes, and frequent entry/exit swashes that create lively terminals. Uppercase characters are especially embellished with generous bowls and curls, while lowercase forms are compact with a notably small x-height and long, fluid ascenders and descenders. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-drawn rhythm while maintaining an overall cohesive style.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as invitations, wedding or event collateral, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging labels, and expressive headlines. It also works well for pull quotes or product names where its decorative capitals and rhythmic motion can be featured without demanding extended reading.
The font conveys a refined, charming tone—equal parts classic and lighthearted. Its swashes and high-contrast movement suggest formality and romance, but the bouncy proportions and quirky curls keep it friendly and expressive rather than strict or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic a polished, pen-written script with ornamental capitals and a theatrical sense of flourish. It aims to deliver an upscale, celebratory look while retaining a handmade personality through variable glyph widths and animated terminals.
Capitals read as display-first initials, with distinctive looped construction that stands out in headings. Numerals follow the same high-contrast logic and include curled terminals, making them stylistically consistent with the alphabet. In longer lines, the energetic swashes and compact lowercase can make the texture feel busy, especially where letters crowd or where terminals approach neighboring characters.