Script Elkeh 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, headlines, posters, packaging, invitations, elegant, playful, retro, friendly, calligraphic, expressiveness, sign-paint feel, display impact, warmth, decorative initials, swashy, rounded, fluid, bouncy, bold-ish.
A slanted, brush-like script with smooth, rounded terminals and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes feel pressure-driven, with tapered entries/exits and occasional teardrop shapes in joins. Letterforms are moderately connected in text, with a lively baseline and slightly variable spacing that enhances the hand-rendered rhythm. Uppercase forms feature compact swashes and curled arms, while lowercase stays relatively simple and readable with soft, looping constructions; counters are generally open and the overall color is dark and confident.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its stroke contrast and swashy capitals can shine—logos, product names, posters, menus, and event or wedding collateral. It can work for brief emphasis in editorial or social graphics, but the energetic forms and contrast suggest avoiding long body text at small sizes.
The tone is upbeat and personable while still reading as polished and decorative. It evokes a mid-century sign-painting or café-menu sensibility—warm, expressive, and a bit theatrical—making it feel celebratory without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush pen or sign-writer lettering with a refined, catalog-ready consistency. It balances decorative flair in the capitals with a steadier, more legible lowercase to support expressive, brand-forward typography.
Capitals carry most of the personality through small flourishes and curved cross-strokes, which can create distinctive word shapes in titles. Numerals share the same calligraphic stress and rounded finishing, matching the letterforms well for display use.