Script Alder 10 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, greeting cards, headlines, elegant, whimsical, romantic, airy, handcrafted, hand-lettered look, decorative display, signature style, formal charm, looping, monoline, bouncy, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A delicate handwritten script with slim, high-contrast strokes and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Letterforms are tall and narrow with small internal counters, very small lowercase bodies relative to prominent ascenders and descenders, and frequent looped entries/exits. Terminals are tapered and brush-like, with occasional swashes on capitals and soft, rounded joins that suggest a quick pen or pointed brush. Spacing feels open and the overall texture stays light and airy, while still maintaining consistent stroke behavior across the alphabet and numerals.
Well suited to wedding and event invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and packaging where a personal, elegant script is desired. It works best for short headlines, names, and emphasis lines, and is less ideal for dense body copy due to the very small lowercase proportions and fine hairlines.
The font conveys a refined, personable charm—equal parts elegant and playful. Its looping capitals and slender strokes create a romantic, boutique feel, while the lively movement in the lowercase adds an informal, handwritten warmth.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, stylish hand lettering with graceful loops and a light touch, offering a polished script look without heavy ornamentation. Its tall, narrow proportions and expressive capitals suggest a focus on decorative display settings and signature-like wordmarks.
Capitals tend to be more decorative and flourished than the lowercase, making title-case settings especially expressive. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple shapes and occasional looped details, reading best at moderate to larger sizes where the thin strokes and small counters remain clear.