Script Arla 10 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, vintage, whimsical, formality, ornamentation, handcrafted feel, display elegance, calligraphic, swashy, looped, flowing, monoline feel.
A formal script with a consistent rightward slant and calligraphic stroke modulation. Letterforms are built from smooth, flowing curves with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional swashes, giving the set a lively rhythm. Capitals are more decorative than the lowercase, featuring generous loops and curled terminals, while lowercase forms stay relatively compact with rounded bowls and slender ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, with curved strokes and soft, tapering terminals that keep them visually aligned with the letterforms.
Well-suited to short-to-medium lines where an elegant, handwritten voice is desired—such as wedding suites, event invitations, greeting cards, boutique logos, product packaging, and headline-style messaging. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when paired with a restrained companion text face.
The overall tone is polished and personable, balancing classic formality with a light, friendly flourish. Its looping capitals and soft curves evoke invitations, personal correspondence, and boutique branding, with a subtle vintage charm rather than a modern geometric feel.
This design appears intended to deliver a graceful, calligraphy-inspired script that feels formal yet approachable, using flourished capitals and smooth cursive construction to add personality and ceremony to display typography.
In running text, the script maintains steady spacing and an even baseline flow, with capital letters creating prominent visual anchors at word starts. The delicate thins and extended terminals suggest best results when given a bit of breathing room and used at sizes where the fine details remain clear.