Editorial Serif Anchor
Rainstory + Auretha
Anchors Rainstory's fluid strokes with crisp Roman proportions on wedding suites, headers and packaging.
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Tall fine script with extended crossbars
Rainstory
Rainstory is a tall fine script in black over a photograph of rain on a window: a light monoline hand with a very tall R, a crossbar on the t that runs the length of the word, and long loops that hang from the last letter.
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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 · 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 Rainstory.
The word runs across the middle of the frame, and the script is a fine tall hand: the R stands well above the x-height with a narrow bowl, the a and the i are small and round, the n and the s join in a light chain, the t carries a crossbar that stretches far to both sides, and the y finishes in a long loop that swings under the word and back up. The stroke is monoline and thin, so the shapes read as drawn with a fine pen rather than brushed, and the slant is gentle, which keeps the word looking upright and calm rather than hurried. A tracked line of small capitals sits under the word, and everything is set against a blurred photograph of a rain-covered windscreen with the road running away from the camera. Rainstory is a fine script for titles, stationery, labels and editorial openers, and it needs air around it: narrow columns and busy grounds will flatten it.
Fine, tall, extended
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Rainstory with grounded secondary typography.
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Rainstory + Inkora
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 Rainstory’s stroke geometry.
Heading for a stationery suite
A tall fine script gives an invitation the look of a drawn signature, and the extended crossbar lets one word run across a wide card as a single gesture.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 190 mm card: set the names at 34 pt on one line, keep 22 mm of clear ground beneath before the details at 8 pt, and hold 16 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
A hairline script can break on textured card; print one card on the intended stock and check the joins before the order.
Label for a bottled water
A fine script suits a product sold on purity, and the light line stays elegant on a clear bottle where a heavy face would look industrial.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 50 by 90 mm label: set the brand at 14 pt on one line, keep 6 mm of clear ground beneath before the source at 4.5 pt, and hold 5 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
A thin script on a transparent label loses contrast against the contents; print one label on the real bottle before the run.
Title for a documentary poster
A tall fine script over a photograph names a film quietly, and the extended stroke gives the poster a horizon line without a rule.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 297 by 420 mm poster: set the title at 72 pt on one line, keep 40 mm of clear ground beneath before the credits at 9 pt, and hold 24 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
A light script over an image disappears where the image is bright; place the title over the darkest part and proof the sheet.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Script · Tall fine script with extended crossbars
- Foundry / creator
- andikastudio
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
Creator topic tags (44)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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