Script Tilak 8 is a light, narrow, very high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, headlines, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, classic, formal, formal script, calligraphic feel, decorative capitals, luxury tone, swashy, calligraphic, looping, delicate, ornate.
A graceful script with steep slanting forms, hairline entry strokes, and pronounced thick–thin modulation that mimics a pointed-pen calligraphic model. Capitals are spacious and decorative, featuring extended lead-in strokes and curled terminals, while lowercase shows compact bodies with long ascenders/descenders and occasional teardrop-like joins. The rhythm is fluid and slightly bouncy, with soft curves, narrow counters, and tapered stroke endings that create an airy, polished texture in words and lines.
This face is best suited to short-form display settings where its capitals and delicate modulation can be appreciated—wedding suites, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty/luxury packaging, and elegant headlines. It will read most comfortably when given generous size and spacing, especially in print or high-resolution digital uses.
The overall tone is formal and romantic, with an old-world, invitation-style elegance. Its swashes and high contrast give it a luxurious, celebratory feel, suggesting careful handwriting rather than casual note-taking.
The design appears intended to emulate formal penmanship with an emphasis on refined contrast and decorative capitals, providing a classic script voice for premium, celebratory, and editorial display typography.
In the sample text, the lively capitals stand out strongly as display elements, while the small lowercase and fine hairlines create a light, shimmering color. The numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with curved forms and delicate terminals that keep them stylistically consistent with the letters.