Script Bures 1 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, elegant, whimsical, vintage, friendly, expressive, decorative script, calligraphic feel, classic charm, personal tone, title emphasis, looping, swashy, brushy, calligraphic, rounded.
A flowing, calligraphy-influenced script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth joins with intermittent breaks that keep the lettering airy. Strokes show pronounced thick-to-thin modulation, with tapered entries, pointed terminals, and occasional teardrop-like thickening at curves. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented with rhythmic, repeating arches in m/n/u and generous loop structures in capitals and descenders. The overall texture is lively and slightly irregular in a hand-drawn way, while maintaining consistent slant and spacing for readable word shapes.
Well-suited for short-form display settings where its contrast and swashy capitals can be appreciated, such as wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, social graphics, and pull quotes. It works best at medium to large sizes; for longer paragraphs, it is likely most effective when used sparingly as an accent face.
The font communicates a poised, romantic tone with a playful flourish, balancing refinement and approachability. Its looping capitals and dramatic contrast give it a vintage, invitation-like charm, while the rounded joins keep it warm rather than severe.
Likely designed to evoke formal handwritten correspondence and classic calligraphy while remaining friendly and legible for modern display use. The emphasis on looped capitals, tapered terminals, and expressive stroke modulation suggests an intention to provide instant elegance and personality in titles and names.
Capitals are especially decorative, featuring prominent loops and swashes that can create strong emphasis at the start of words. Descenders (such as g, j, y) are long and curvy, adding movement on the baseline; the numerals follow the same calligraphic contrast with more ornamental forms on several figures.