Script Ismij 3 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, headlines, logotypes, elegant, romantic, chic, airy, expressive, modern calligraphy, decorative display, personal touch, boutique branding, calligraphic, swashy, monoline accents, hairline joins, looped ascenders.
This script features a flowing, calligraphic construction with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes taper into fine hairlines at entries and exits, with rounded turns and occasional teardrop-like terminals that emphasize a pen-drawn rhythm. Capitals are taller and more decorative, using looping strokes and gentle swashes, while lowercase forms stay compact with a relatively modest x-height and tall, looping ascenders and descenders. Overall spacing feels open and slightly irregular in a natural way, giving words a lively, handwritten cadence rather than a rigid, mechanical texture.
It works best for display applications such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty and lifestyle packaging, and expressive headlines. Short phrases, names, and titling benefit most from the lively swashes and hairline finishes, where the calligraphic motion remains clear.
The overall tone is graceful and contemporary, combining classic calligraphy cues with a light, personable handwriting feel. It reads as refined and romantic, but still friendly—well suited to messaging that wants polish without becoming overly formal.
The design appears intended to evoke a modern calligraphy look: elegant, flowing letterforms with decorative capitals and delicate connecting strokes. It prioritizes visual charm and handwritten personality for prominent, attention-getting text rather than dense, small-size reading.
The font shows notable contrast between main stems and connecting strokes, so thin joins and hairlines become a key part of its character at display sizes. Numerals and capitals lean more ornamental than utilitarian, contributing to a decorative, boutique-like texture in longer phrases.