Calligraphic Pafo 2 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, classic, refined, formal, formality, elegance, personal touch, ceremonial, swashy, flourished, looped, flowing, graceful.
This font is a slanted calligraphic script with smooth, pen-like curves and a gently modulated stroke. Letterforms feature rounded terminals, looping bowls, and occasional swashes in capitals, creating a lively rhythm without connecting strokes. Proportions lean tall and narrow with a noticeably small x-height and generous ascenders/descenders, which emphasizes a delicate, airy texture in text. Overall spacing is even, with a consistent rightward motion and soft, tapered joins that suggest a controlled handwritten construction.
It works best for short-to-medium display copy where its swashed capitals and delicate modulation can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and editorial headings. In longer passages it remains legible, but the small x-height and decorative capitals favor comfortable sizes and generous leading.
The tone feels polished and traditional, with a romantic, invitation-like elegance. Its flourishes and looping capitals add a ceremonial, expressive character while remaining relatively restrained and readable.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic handwritten formality: a script that feels personal and ceremonial, with carefully shaped flourishes that elevate titles and names while keeping a consistent, disciplined calligraphic structure.
Capitals are the main carriers of ornament, using open loops and curved entry/exit strokes that read well at display sizes. Numerals follow the same slanted, calligraphic logic, with curved forms and subtle terminal flicks that help them blend into mixed text settings.