Script Elnuf 17 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, headlines, certificates, elegant, classic, romantic, refined, formal, formality, elegance, calligraphy, ornament, signature, calligraphic, flourished, looping, swashy, delicate.
A graceful cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and a pen-like, high-contrast stroke model. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with long, tapering entry and exit strokes that often connect into a continuous rhythm in text. Capitals are more ornate, featuring loops and occasional swash-like extensions, while lowercase forms stay compact with a notably small x-height and thin hairlines. Counters are tight and oval, terminals are pointed or gently hooked, and the overall texture is airy despite strong thick–thin transitions.
Best suited to display settings where elegance is the goal—wedding and event invitations, greeting cards, certificates, boutique branding, and short headlines. It can work for brief phrases or signatures in larger sizes, where the fine hairlines and flourishes have room to resolve clearly.
The font reads as formal and romantic, evoking traditional calligraphy and handwritten correspondence. Its looping capitals and delicate joins give it a ceremonious, invitation-like tone with a polished, old-world charm.
The design appears intended to emulate formal penmanship: a connected script with refined contrast, decorative capitals, and a poised, narrow stance that prioritizes sophistication and gesture over utilitarian readability at small sizes.
In running text the word shapes become highly distinctive due to the narrow proportions and deep ascenders/descenders, which creates a lively baseline cadence. The numerals follow the same cursive logic, with slender forms and occasional curled terminals that keep them visually consistent with the alphabet.