Script Elrey 4 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, formal, vintage, refined, calligraphic feel, formal elegance, decorative caps, display impact, swashy, calligraphic, looping, slanted, delicate.
A flowing, slanted script with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a calligraphic pen-stroke feel. Letterforms are compact and right-leaning, with long, tapering entry and exit strokes that often encourage joining in text. Capitals feature generous swashes and looping forms, while lowercase shapes keep a small x-height and rely on extended ascenders/descenders for rhythm. Terminals are frequently pointed or teardrop-like, and counters stay tight, giving the design a crisp, high-finish texture at display sizes.
Well suited for wedding and event stationery, invitations, certificates, and upscale personal correspondence. It also fits boutique branding and packaging, beauty or fashion-oriented identities, and short headlines or pull quotes where its swashy capitals can be featured.
The overall tone is elegant and ceremonious, with a romantic, old-world flourish. Its sweeping capitals and delicate hairlines suggest formality and a sense of occasion, balancing refinement with a lively handwritten energy.
Designed to emulate formal calligraphy with an expressive, flourish-forward approach—prioritizing graceful motion, dramatic contrast, and decorative capitals for display-led typography.
In running text the connected movement is smooth, but the thin hairlines and tight internal spaces make it feel best suited to larger sizes and good contrast settings. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with curved strokes and angled stress that visually harmonize with the letters.