Cursive Etrid 1 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, headlines, packaging, elegant, airy, romantic, graceful, delicate, handwritten elegance, signature look, decorative caps, display script, personal tone, monoline, flourished, looping, swashy, calligraphic.
A delicate cursive script with thin, monoline-like strokes and a steady rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and narrow with generous ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase bodies, creating a refined vertical rhythm. Strokes taper subtly at terminals, with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional long swashes on capitals that extend horizontally. Connections between lowercase letters appear natural and fluid, while spacing stays open enough to keep the line from collapsing despite the fine stroke weight.
Well-suited for wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, cosmetic or fragrance packaging, and short headlines where its swashes can be showcased. It also works for signature-style logotypes and pull quotes when set at larger sizes, while long body text or small UI settings may require extra size and spacing for clarity.
The overall tone is elegant and intimate, evoking handwritten invitations and personal notes. Its light touch and sweeping capitals give it a romantic, upscale feel, while the informal cursive construction keeps it approachable rather than formal engraving.
Designed to emulate a refined, flowing handwriting style with an emphasis on slender proportions and graceful motion. The prominent, decorative capitals suggest an intent to provide instant sophistication and personality in display settings while keeping lowercase connections smooth and continuous.
Capitals are especially expressive, often featuring extended lead-in or cross strokes that can dominate short words. The numerals follow the same airy, handwritten logic, leaning and staying slender to match the text color of the lowercase. Because of the fine strokes and tall proportions, the face reads best when given breathing room in tracking and line spacing.