Script Anrud 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social media, quotes, playful, whimsical, friendly, handmade, romantic, handwritten realism, expressive caps, casual display, personal tone, looping, bouncy, monoline feel, tall ascenders, teardrop terminals.
This font presents a lively, hand-drawn script look with a tall, narrow stance and an animated baseline rhythm. Strokes show noticeable contrast and a brush-pen character, with swelling downstrokes and lighter connecting strokes that create an informal, sketch-like texture. Letterforms lean mostly upright and favor open counters and elongated stems, while many capitals feature looped entries and occasional cross-strokes that read like quick pen flourishes. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a natural, handwritten cadence in both the alphabet grid and the sample text.
This font works well for short-to-medium text where personality is the goal: greeting cards, invitations, boutique packaging, lifestyle branding, and social posts. It is particularly effective for headlines, pull quotes, and name-driven applications where the decorative capitals and rhythmic lowercase can shine.
The tone is cheerful and personable, balancing casual charm with a slightly decorative, storybook sensibility. Its loops, bouncing forms, and quirky details (including heart-like dots on the i/j) give it a warm, crafty feel suited to friendly, upbeat messaging rather than strict formality.
The design appears intended to mimic a quick, confident marker or brush-pen script, prioritizing charm and individuality over rigid consistency. Its tall, narrow construction and decorative capital loops suggest a focus on expressive display use while still remaining readable in common phrases.
Capitals are especially expressive and can become visually prominent in a line of text, while the lowercase maintains a lighter, more conversational flow. The narrow proportions and tall extenders make the texture feel airy, though the contrast and ornamental joins can create dark spots at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, rounded shapes and modest flourish.