Script Ribar 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, playful, handmade, whimsical, vintage, hand-lettered feel, decorative display, signature look, refined warmth, compact elegance, looping, calligraphic, bouncy, brushed, tapered.
A tall, condensed handwritten script with a lively, brush-and-pen rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation with tapered entries and exits, creating crisp hairlines alongside bold verticals. Letterforms are mostly upright with a slight organic lean, and spacing varies subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a drawn-by-hand feel. Ascenders are long and prominent, the x-height reads relatively small, and many characters feature rounded bowls and narrow apertures that keep the texture compact and vertical.
Best suited to display settings where its tall, condensed cadence and calligraphic contrast can read clearly—such as invitations, greeting cards, product packaging, boutique branding, and short headlines. It can work for pull quotes or social graphics when set with generous size and comfortable tracking to preserve the delicate hairlines.
The overall tone feels charming and expressive, balancing a refined, calligraphic sensibility with a casual, personal warmth. Its narrow, towering shapes and looping terminals give it a romantic, slightly nostalgic character without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to emulate a quick, confident hand-lettered script that feels both polished and personable. By combining narrow proportions, long ascenders, and dramatic stroke modulation, it aims to deliver a distinctive signature-like presence for decorative typography and brand-forward messaging.
Capitals are especially decorative, often built from single-stroke gestures with thin lead-ins and confident downstrokes. Several lowercase forms rely on simplified, signature-like construction, and counters can get tight at smaller sizes due to the condensed proportions and high contrast. Numerals follow the same drawn rhythm, mixing firm stems with airy curves and tapered terminals.