Editorial Serif Anchor
Bestie + Augler
Anchors Bestie's fluid strokes with crisp Roman proportions on wedding suites, headers and packaging.
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Bouncy bold brush-pen cursive with long entry and exit strokes
Bestie
Bestie is a bouncy bold brush-pen cursive with swelling strokes, a baseline that rises and falls and long entry and exit strokes that leave the word on both sides.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Weld or Unite overlapping script joins into one continuous vector path before sending to the blade.
Plotter & output verdictWeld Joins Before Cutting
Recommended minimum scale1.10 in+ x-height on vinyl
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Bestie.
The b opens with a long flat entry that comes in from the left, then a swollen stem before the loop closes, and the letters after it keep the bounce: the e rises above the x-height, the s dips below, the t is crossed high with a short bar and the final e lifts into a long exit that curls up. Weight varies within each stroke, heavier at the centre and lighter at the turns, which is what makes the phrase read as brush-pen writing rather than a designed script. The bounce is regular enough to keep a word together, and the ascenders and descenders stay short so the composition holds a horizontal band. The blurred background and the two small captions are presentation; the script is the word.
Bouncy · Bold · Brush
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Bestie with grounded secondary typography.
Clean Subline & Body Sans
Bestie + Borsen
Keeps small-scale dates, URLs, nutrition facts and care instructions crisp and legible below script titles.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Bestie’s stroke geometry.
Card for a best friend's gift
The bouncy brush hand reads warmly and personally, and the long entry and exit let a single word fill a landscape card without extra ornament.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the word at 30 pt on a 148 by 105 mm card, keep the date in a 7 pt sans at the foot, and leave 18 mm at each end so both strokes taper inside the trim.
Pre-production check
A long exit stroke near the trim looks cut even when intact; check the proof at final size and inset the word by 6 mm before the run.
Banner for a friend's party
The bold brush weight reads across a room and the bounce gives a plain banner some movement, which suits an informal celebration.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the greeting at 70 mm on a 1.2 m fabric banner, keep the name at 45 mm beneath it, and leave 30 mm at each end so the exit stroke finishes inside the hem.
Pre-production check
Fabric printing blunts brush variation; check a proof at final size and confirm the swollen stems still read as brush work.
Sticker for a gift shop
The bounce and the bold weight hold at sticker size, and the long entry and exit strokes let a short shop name fill a round die.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the shop name at 14 pt on a 50 mm round sticker, keep the thanks in a 6 pt sans, and leave 5 mm inside the die so the entry stroke is not clipped.
Pre-production check
A round die cuts close to a long stroke; check the artwork against the die and shorten the entry rather than shrinking the word.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Script · Bouncy bold brush-pen cursive with long entry and exit strokes
- Foundry / creator
- salma studio
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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