Calligraphic Mody 10 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, invitations, greeting cards, children’s books, packaging, playful, whimsical, friendly, storybook, vintage, hand-lettered feel, decorative caps, whimsical tone, friendly branding, rounded, loopy, swashy, monoline, bouncy.
A lively handwritten display face with rounded, monoline strokes and gently softened terminals. Letterforms lean upright but keep an irregular, bouncy rhythm, with variable character widths and open counters that help maintain clarity. Many capitals and select lowercase letters feature looped entries, curled terminals, and occasional swash-like extensions, giving the alphabet a decorative, calligraphic flavor while remaining unconnected. Numerals follow the same informal construction, with simple strokes and a few curled turns that match the letter styling.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings such as headlines, invitations, greeting cards, and playful branding. The distinctive caps and loops work especially well for titles, product names, and packaging where a handcrafted, charming tone is desired.
The overall tone is cheerful and whimsical, with a storybook charm that feels personable and lightly nostalgic. Its loopy capitals and casual consistency suggest a friendly, handcrafted voice rather than a formal or technical one.
The design appears intended to evoke a neat, hand-lettered look with decorative flourishes—balancing legibility with a whimsical, calligraphic touch for expressive display typography.
Spacing reads intentionally uneven in a hand-drawn way, and the most decorative forms appear in several capitals, creating a pronounced title-case personality. The lowercase stays comparatively simple, helping longer lines of text remain readable while still retaining the font’s playful movement.