Script Koliy 1 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, monograms, certificates, elegant, romantic, formal, refined, classic, formality, ornamentation, calligraphic feel, initial emphasis, swash, ornate, calligraphic, looped, flourished.
A formal calligraphic script with a pronounced rightward slant and dramatic stroke modulation. Letterforms are built from thin hairlines and tapered entry/exit strokes paired with heavier downstrokes, producing an airy but crisp rhythm. Capitals are expansive and decorative, featuring long swashes, loops, and occasional internal counters that read like pen-drawn filigree. Lowercase shows compact proportions with a relatively small x-height, narrow joins, and rounded terminals that often finish in fine, curling flicks.
Best suited to display settings where elegance is the goal: wedding suites, invitations, event stationery, luxury branding, monograms, certificates, and editorial headlines. It works particularly well when used for names, short phrases, or initial caps, and when paired with a restrained serif or sans companion for body copy.
The font projects a polished, ceremonial tone—graceful and romantic with a distinctly traditional feel. Its generous flourishes and delicate hairlines suggest formality and craft, lending text a personal, handwritten sophistication.
Designed to emulate formal penmanship with expressive, flourish-forward capitals and a smooth connected flow in lowercase. The emphasis appears to be on creating a refined, premium texture for display typography rather than dense, small-size reading.
Ornamental capitals can dominate the texture, creating strong visual hierarchy between initials and lowercase. In running text the rhythm is lively and fluid, but the finest hairlines and swashes benefit from ample size and breathing room to avoid visual crowding.