Script Manav 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding invites, event stationery, certificates, luxury branding, beauty packaging, elegant, romantic, formal, refined, vintage, formal elegance, calligraphic mimicry, decorative initials, premium tone, calligraphic, looped, flourished, swashy, slanted.
A formal cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and crisp, high-contrast strokes that mimic a pointed-pen calligraphy rhythm. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with long, tapering entry and exit strokes, generous loops, and occasional extended swashes—especially in capitals. The lowercase sits low with a very small x-height and relatively tall ascenders/descenders, creating a strongly tiered, airy texture despite the tight set width. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, using thin hairlines and thicker downstrokes with gentle curvature.
This style works best for short, prominent settings such as wedding invitations, formal announcements, greeting cards, certificates, and premium branding where expressive capitals can lead. It can also serve as a secondary accent in packaging or editorial pull quotes when given sufficient size and spacing to preserve the thin strokes and swashes.
The overall tone is polished and ceremonial, leaning toward classic invitation-script elegance. Its delicate hairlines and sweeping capitals convey romance and tradition, with a boutique, old-world sophistication rather than casual handwriting.
The design appears intended to emulate traditional formal penmanship with dramatic capitals and refined stroke modulation, prioritizing elegance and flourish over utilitarian text readability. It aims to provide a graceful, classic script voice suited to ceremonial and premium contexts.
Capitals are the main display feature, often featuring large entry loops and long horizontal flourishes that can extend into neighboring space. In continuous text the narrow proportions and fine connecting strokes produce a light, flowing line, while the strong stroke contrast adds sparkle but can make very small sizes feel fragile.