Script Alrud 8 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, elegant, romantic, whimsical, refined, airy, formal lettering, signature feel, decorative caps, luxury accent, calligraphic, flourished, looping, monoline-to-swelling, upright-leaning.
A delicate, calligraphic script with pronounced stroke modulation: hairline entry/exit strokes expand into thicker downstrokes, creating a crisp, high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms are slender and slightly slanted, with long ascenders/descenders and frequent loops, especially in capitals and in letters like g, y, and z. Connections are fluid in running text, while many capitals behave like stand-alone initials with extended lead-in strokes and occasional swash-like terminals. The overall texture is airy, with generous internal counters and a springy baseline that feels hand-drawn yet consistent.
Best suited for display and short-form text where its fine hairlines and flourished forms can be appreciated—wedding suites, event stationery, beauty or boutique branding, product packaging, and pull quotes. It pairs well with simple serif or sans companions for body copy, while this script handles names, headings, and accent lines.
The font conveys a polished, romantic tone with a light, graceful energy. Its looping forms and fine hairlines add a hint of whimsy, while the controlled contrast and tidy joins keep it feeling refined and intentional.
Designed to emulate formal pen lettering with elegant contrast and ornamental capitals, offering a graceful signature-like voice for expressive, premium-facing typography. The emphasis appears to be on stylish word shapes and decorative initials rather than dense, small-size readability.
Capitals are notably more decorative than lowercase, featuring tall verticals and elongated cross-strokes that can create lively word shapes in headline settings. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing thin entry strokes with thicker stems and occasional curls, which keeps them stylistically coherent beside the letters.