Script Alder 9 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, greeting cards, headlines, packaging, elegant, whimsical, airy, charming, romantic, modern calligraphy, personal warmth, decorative display, signature style, celebratory tone, calligraphic, looped, swashy, monoline feel, delicate.
A delicate formal script with tall, slender proportions and a lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with fine hairline entry/exit strokes and occasional heavier downstrokes that create a crisp, calligraphic sparkle. Letterforms feature generous loops and soft curves, with understated swashes on select capitals and a generally open, uncluttered interior. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, hand-drawn consistency rather than mechanical uniformity.
This font performs best in short-to-medium display settings where its loops and contrast can read clearly—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, and editorial headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or signature-style wordmarks when given sufficient size and breathing room.
The overall tone feels refined yet playful—like a neat, expressive pen script suited to personal, celebratory messaging. Its looping forms and light touch give it a friendly charm, while the high-contrast strokes keep it feeling polished and dressy.
The design appears intended to mimic a careful, modern calligraphy hand: graceful, legible, and ornamented just enough to feel special. Its proportions and selective flourishes suggest a focus on elegant display typography rather than long-form text.
Capitals tend to be especially tall and decorative, providing a strong headline presence, while the lowercase maintains a compact footprint with a low x-height that emphasizes ascenders and descenders. Numerals echo the same calligraphic contrast and curved terminals, keeping the set visually cohesive in display use.