Editorial Serif Anchor
Handmade + Auretha
Anchors Handmade's fluid strokes with crisp Roman proportions on wedding suites, headers and packaging.
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Upright rounded script with a heart swash and a spiral exit
Handmade
Handmade is an upright rounded script in which the downstrokes stay heavy, the d loops rise narrow, a heart sprouts from one upper loop and the closing letter finishes in a large circular spiral, so a phrase reads as written with love.
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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 accessPUA Encoded · Swashes/Tails · Ligatures
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Handmade.
The d and l lift tall narrow loops, the downstrokes keep an even heavy weight, the connectors run smooth and low, and the exit turns into a wide open spiral that travels beside the word. The heart and the spiral are the character: both are drawn swashes rather than decorations laid over the text, which is why the sample sets one short phrase and nothing else. Because the loop and spiral take room, the face needs 1.1 inches of x-height in vinyl and 18 pt in print, and the joins must be welded into one path before cutting. The pale ground, the faint dotted rule and the small caps line are presentation; the dark phrase and its swashes are the face.
Upright · Rounded · Swashed
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Handmade with grounded secondary typography.
Clean Subline & Body Sans
Handmade + Headline
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 Handmade’s stroke geometry.
Card for a maker's gift note
The heart swash carries the message without a second motif, and the heavy body keeps the phrase clear at 30 pt across a small card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A6 card: set the phrase at 30 pt across the middle, keep 12 mm at the right for the spiral exit, and leave the lower half plain so a written message stays clear of the curl.
Pre-production check
A spiral exit printed off the trim loses its last turn; check the card and keep the whole curl 8 mm inside the trim.
Tag for a hand-knitted gift
The rounded script suits a small gift tag, and the even weight holds at 22 pt on a 50 mm card with a punched hole sitting close to the spiral exit.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 50 by 85 mm tag: set the line at 22 pt, punch a 4 mm hole 10 mm from the top, and keep the spiral 8 mm clear of the hole so the tag stays strong on a ribbon.
Pre-production check
A hole punched through a thin swash tears the card; check the die and shift the hole 5 mm away from the spiral.
Label for a homemade jam jar
The warm script makes a plain jam jar feel personal, and the upright weight stays readable at 20 pt on a 60 mm round label with a batch date beneath it.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 60 mm round label: set the phrase at 20 pt, keep 6 mm inside the die, and set the batch date in a 6 pt caps along the lower curve where the swirl cannot reach.
Pre-production check
A spiral printed across the curved label edge distorts; check the wrap and keep the exit inside the flat panel.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Script · Upright rounded script with a heart swash and a spiral exit
- Foundry / creator
- salma studio
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Creator topic tags (34)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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