Script Duka 8 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, logos, packaging, elegant, romantic, vintage, playful, refined, calligraphic feel, decorative caps, expressive titles, formal charm, swashy, flourished, looped, bouncy, high-waist.
A flowing calligraphic script with a pronounced slant and dramatic thick–thin modulation. Letterforms show teardrop terminals, tapered entry strokes, and frequent looped joins, creating a smooth, continuous rhythm in words. Uppercase characters are more ornamental, with generous swashes and curled spurs, while lowercase forms stay compact and rounded with a noticeably low x-height and tall ascenders/descenders. Stroke endings alternate between crisp hairlines and bulb-like terminals, giving the shapes a lively, inked feel.
Best suited to display sizes where the hairlines and swashes have room to resolve clearly—such as wedding stationery, invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, and short logo wordmarks. It also works well for headlines, pull quotes, and greeting-card style messaging where an expressive handwritten voice is desired.
The overall tone is elegant and celebratory, balancing formal calligraphy cues with a light, bouncy friendliness. Its flourishes and contrast read as romantic and slightly vintage, suited to expressive, personality-forward typography rather than utilitarian text.
Designed to emulate formal penmanship with high-contrast strokes and ornamental capitals, prioritizing elegance and motion in connected word shapes. The intent appears to be a decorative script that feels handcrafted and premium while remaining readable in short to medium-length phrases.
Spacing and letterfit appear tuned for connected script: many letters naturally link, but individual glyphs retain distinct silhouettes. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing sturdy downstrokes with delicate hairline curves for a cohesive look across letters and figures.