Script Adlap 2 is a light, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, whimsical, delicate, airy, refined, calligraphic flair, luxury feel, romantic tone, display emphasis, calligraphic, looped, monoline hairlines, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A slender, calligraphy-led script with tall, gently curved stems and pronounced stroke contrast between fine hairlines and darker downstrokes. Letterforms are largely upright with a buoyant rhythm, using narrow proportions, tight internal counters, and long ascenders/descenders that create a vertical, ribbon-like flow. Terminals often finish in small hooks or tapered flicks, and several capitals incorporate looped entry/exit strokes that read as ornamental swashes. The x-height appears small relative to the ascenders, giving lowercase a delicate, elongated silhouette.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as invitations, event materials, boutique branding, product packaging, and editorial headlines where its thin hairlines and tall proportions can be appreciated. It works particularly well for names, titles, and logotype-style wordmarks rather than dense paragraph copy.
The overall tone is graceful and slightly playful, balancing formal calligraphic elegance with light, whimsical loops. It feels boutique and romantic rather than corporate, with an airy sophistication suited to expressive display settings.
The design appears intended to evoke hand-written calligraphy with a polished, fashion-forward finish, emphasizing vertical elegance, looping capitals, and delicate connecting strokes to create a refined display script for premium, celebratory, or romantic themes.
In the sample text, the thin connecting strokes and narrow spacing give lines a fine, filigree texture, while the heavier strokes punctuate words with clear vertical accents. The numerals follow the same high-contrast, slender construction, with simple, stylized shapes that echo the script’s tapered terminals.