Script Rikis 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, whimsical, airy, handcrafted, delicate, calligraphic feel, display elegance, handmade charm, boutique branding, celebratory tone, monoline accents, hairline joins, looping forms, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A tall, slender script with pronounced thick–thin modulation and frequent hairline connectors. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with long ascenders and descenders that create an elongated rhythm across words. Strokes often swell into teardrop-like terminals or tapered ends, while joins stay light and threadlike, giving the outlines an airy, drawn-with-a-pen feel. Counters are small and the overall spacing appears tight, producing a compact, columnar texture despite the flowing construction.
Best suited to short to medium-length display settings where its delicate connectors and narrow proportions can be appreciated—such as invitations, event materials, boutique branding, product packaging, and editorial pull quotes. It works especially well at larger sizes where the hairline joins and contrast remain clear, and where a handcrafted, elegant voice is desired.
The tone feels refined and lightly playful, balancing formal calligraphic cues with a breezy, hand-drawn spontaneity. The high-contrast strokes and looping details suggest a boutique, celebratory mood—graceful rather than loud, with a charming, personal touch.
The design appears intended to emulate a refined pen-script aesthetic with strong vertical elegance and high-contrast stroke behavior, aimed at expressive display typography. Its narrow, elongated forms and light joining strokes prioritize style and personality over dense body-text readability.
Capitals lean on simplified, display-like silhouettes with occasional internal cross-strokes or slender spur details, while lowercase forms favor looped entries and exits that can read as semi-connected in text. Numerals follow the same contrasty, pen-script logic, with slender stems and rounded bowls that match the letterforms’ narrow vertical emphasis.