Hello Eighteen SVG

About this design

This one is all about scale. The 18 takes up almost the whole frame, in a tall serif with a sharp flag on the 1 and two stacked bowls in the 8. Right across its middle, Hello is written in a chunky brush script that overlaps both digits, so the word and the number lock together as one shape. In the color version the numerals are gold with a thin dark edge, and the script is near-black.

Because the shapes are so large, this is the most forgiving design in the set at small sizes. It still looks bold on a gift tag and becomes a statement piece on a wall.

Pieces and weeding

There are 10 pieces and 4 cut-outs in the solid file. The script letters and the numerals do not all join, so treat the design as a group of loose parts: keep vinyl on transfer tape and paper on a backing card. The cut-outs are the openings inside the 8 and in the script, and they are roomy enough to weed without a pick at most sizes. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines in warm near-black: the solid backing under the numerals, which shows as their thin edge
• Gold in antique gold: the 1 and the 8
• Lettering in warm near-black: Hello

Put the base down first, then the gold 18 on top, keeping the narrow black border even on every side. The script goes last.

Project list

• Gift tags and stickers at 3 inches, where most designs would be too fine.
• Cards with a raised gold number.
• Shirts and hoodies in two colors of iron-on.
• A cake table sign cut from foam board or wood.
• Glassware for an eighteenth dinner, in permanent vinyl.

Size guide

Making the edge line up

The dark edge only looks right when it is even. Glue the gold numerals to the base with the cutting mat still in view, or hold both up to a window to line them up before the glue sets. On vinyl, apply the base layer, then lay the gold over it with the transfer tape still on so you can see through to the edge.

Other ideas for color

A silver or rose gold 18 keeps the same formal feel. For something louder, try a bright number with a white script and a black base; the change SVG colors guide walks through it.

Pairs well with

Twenty One comes three years later in the same palette, and Hello Thirty follows the same greeting idea.