Script Delib 8 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
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This script face is built from slender, fast calligraphic strokes with pronounced thick–thin modulation and an overall rightward slant. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders and descenders and a notably small x-height that gives the lowercase an elongated, delicate profile. Strokes often terminate in tapered hairlines and small teardrop-like joins, while select capitals and descenders introduce restrained swashes and loops. Spacing is open enough to keep the thin hairlines from crowding, and the rhythm feels continuous even when letters are not fully connected in every combination.
Best suited for short, prominent settings where its contrast and swashes can breathe—wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, labels, and packaging. It also works well for pull quotes or headings when paired with a simpler companion for body text.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, balancing formal calligraphy cues with a light, playful sparkle. Its high-contrast pen-like modulation and occasional flourishes suggest celebration and personal expression rather than utilitarian text setting.
The design appears intended to emulate a polished modern calligraphy hand: tall, elegant proportions, expressive capitals, and delicate hairlines that create a premium, celebratory impression in display use.
Capitals provide most of the personality, with distinctive entry strokes and occasional cross-strokes that read like a pen lift and re-touch. Numerals are similarly slender and stylized, matching the letterforms with curved strokes and fine terminals for a cohesive, handwritten look.