Script Kiboh 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, logotypes, headlines, elegant, vintage, romantic, refined, inviting, formality, decoration, personal touch, classic styling, emphasis, swashy, calligraphic, looped, flowing, slanted.
A formal, flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and smooth, calligraphic stroke modulation. Letterforms show generous entry and exit strokes, frequent looped terminals, and occasional extended swashes—especially in capitals—creating a lively baseline rhythm. Counters are rounded and open, with compact lowercase proportions and relatively tall ascenders/descenders that give the text a buoyant, airy feel. Overall spacing is moderate, and the set maintains consistent stroke behavior while allowing natural, handwritten-looking variation in letter widths and joins.
This font performs best in short to medium display settings where its swashes and cursive rhythm can be appreciated—wedding materials, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging accents, and prominent headings. It can work for brief quotes or names in larger sizes, especially when given enough whitespace to avoid swash collisions.
The tone is polished and romantic, with a distinctly classic, invitation-like elegance. Its flourished capitals and looping terminals suggest a celebratory, personal voice—formal but warm—well suited to decorative, vintage-leaning typography.
The design appears intended to emulate refined pen lettering with controlled contrast and ornamental capitals, balancing legibility with decorative flourish. It aims to provide a ready-made formal script look for celebratory and brand-forward typography where a handcrafted, classic sensibility is desired.
Capitals are a key visual feature, often carrying dramatic initial strokes and long finishing swashes that can occupy extra horizontal space. In continuous text, the slant and connective tendencies create a strong forward motion; at smaller sizes the compact lowercase and fine joins may read best with comfortable tracking and generous line spacing.