Script Addip 16 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, packaging, quotes, elegant, whimsical, romantic, delicate, vintage, calligraphy mimic, formal charm, display elegance, personal tone, looping, calligraphic, flourished, monoline feel, hairline serifs.
A refined script with slender, high-contrast strokes and an upright posture, combining long ascenders/descenders with a comparatively small x-height. Letterforms alternate between smooth, oval bowls and taut vertical stems, with frequent entry/exit strokes that create a lightly connected rhythm in text. Terminals often finish in tapered hairlines or small curls, and several capitals introduce gentle swashes and elongated verticals, giving the alphabet a tall, airy silhouette. Numerals and punctuation follow the same pen-drawn logic, using thin curves, occasional loops, and narrow sidebearings for a compact, graceful color.
This style works best for short-to-medium display copy where its delicate hairlines and looping details can be appreciated—wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and pull quotes. It can also serve as an accent face paired with a simple serif or sans for headings, names, and signature-style lines.
The overall tone is polished yet playful—like neat modern calligraphy with a touch of storybook charm. Its looping forms and tapered endings suggest a personal, celebratory voice while still feeling composed and formal enough for display settings.
The design appears intended to emulate careful pointed-pen lettering in a tidy, upright script, balancing ornamental capitals and loops with relatively restrained, readable lowercase forms. Its proportions and contrast aim for a graceful, feminine-leaning display presence rather than dense text typography.
In continuous text, the stroke contrast and narrow spacing produce an open, sparkling texture, while the tall capitals add strong vertical emphasis. Some joins are implied rather than fully continuous, which keeps the script from feeling overly slick and preserves a hand-rendered character.