Keep the Excoffon reference in its stated scope
Rian Hughes’s Device account identifies Ember as an informal script and mentions Roger Excoffon as a creative reference while explicitly distinguishing the result from a revival. This account does not make Ember an Excoffon design or a reproduction of one of his named families.
Let the standard connections work before choosing an ending
The publisher describes ligatures enabled by default, with stylistic alternates and optional final forms controlled in OpenType-aware design applications. Set Until next time in the original family with its default behavior, then duplicate the line and inspect the final word’s available ending forms. Change one feature at a time so a final flourish is not confused with a standard ligature elsewhere in the sentence.
Fit the final form to the note’s actual edge
Place the selected line on a small correspondence card and inspect the final stroke against the margin and signature area. Keep the address in a separate plain face. Yellowtail and Allura here are independent comparisons. If you need copyable stylized wording rather than the composed note, the homepage’s Unicode text experiments offer a separate task; they do not preserve Ember’s ligature settings or optional final glyphs.
Your questions, answered.
Is Ember an Excoffon revival?
The publisher describes an informal reference while explicitly distinguishing Ember from a revival.
Why might two copies of a line look different?
The selected ligature, alternate and final-form settings can affect the glyphs. Record those settings together with the family.
Sources & background
Sources supporting this page’s explanations. Practical examples are our editorial suggestions.