Script Rikif 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, whimsical, romantic, vintage, delicate, calligraphic display, signature look, boutique elegance, decorative flair, calligraphic, monoline hairlines, swashy, tall ascenders, looped forms.
A tall, calligraphy-driven script with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a distinctly narrow, upright stance. Strokes behave like a pointed-pen style: solid, teardrop-like downstrokes paired with fine hairline entry and exit strokes, producing crisp, high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms feature frequent loops and occasional swashes, with long ascenders and descenders and a relatively small lowercase body that emphasizes verticality. Connectivity is partial rather than fully continuous—many characters read as individually drawn with subtle joining tendencies in running text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its contrast and looping details can stay crisp—wedding suites, event stationery, boutique branding, product packaging, and editorial headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or social graphics when set with generous spacing and paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The overall tone is refined and decorative, balancing formal calligraphic poise with a playful, hand-drawn charm. Its airy hairlines and looping terminals give it a romantic, boutique feel that reads as special-occasion and display-oriented rather than utilitarian.
The design appears intended to emulate expressive, pointed-pen lettering in a clean digital form, prioritizing elegance and decorative presence over dense text readability. Its narrow proportions and strong contrast aim to deliver a high-fashion, calligraphic look that stands out in titles and signature-style treatments.
Capitals are especially stylized, often built from a single dominant vertical stroke with thin cross-accents, which creates a dramatic, fashion-like silhouette. Numerals and punctuation follow the same contrasty pen logic, with slender curves and occasional flourish, reinforcing the font’s display personality.