Calligraphic Webi 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book titling, editorial display, invitations, packaging, branding, classic, literary, elegant, warm, craftlike, calligraphic italic, hand-lettered feel, display readability, classic tone, brushy, swashy, rounded, lively, old-style.
A flowing italic calligraphic face with a brush-pen feel: strokes swell and taper smoothly, producing soft wedge-like terminals and occasional teardrop ends. Letterforms are moderately rounded with gently uneven curves and a lively baseline rhythm, giving a hand-made regularity rather than geometric precision. Uppercase capitals carry subtle entry/exit strokes and restrained swashes, while lowercase forms show compact bowls, angled joins, and a slightly variable set-width that keeps texture animated in text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its italic movement and calligraphic terminals can be appreciated—book covers, chapter openers, quotes, invitations, and boutique branding. It can also work for packaging or label copy when set with comfortable spacing and not pushed to very small sizes.
The overall tone is classic and personable—formal enough to feel traditional, but with a relaxed, handwritten warmth. Its swashy contours and rhythmic slant suggest literary or period flavor without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to emulate formal, hand-lettered italic writing with controlled contrast and decorative terminals, offering a traditional calligraphic voice that remains readable for display text.
In continuous text the face builds a dark, smooth color with clear word shapes; the italic angle and sculpted terminals add motion and emphasis. The numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with rounded shapes and tapered finishes that keep them stylistically consistent with the letters.