Calligraphic Tumu 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, invitations, elegant, vintage, confident, warm, inviting, handcrafted feel, display impact, retro script, brand warmth, celebratory tone, brushy, cursive, swashy, rounded, high-lean.
A right-leaning, brush-script style with sturdy, filled-in strokes and smoothly tapered terminals. Letterforms are mostly unconnected, built from broad, calligraphic motions that create rounded bowls and occasional swashy entry/exit strokes. The rhythm is lively and slightly irregular, with noticeable glyph-to-glyph width variation and compact lowercase proportions that sit comfortably on the baseline. Counters are moderately open, and the overall silhouette reads as bold, smooth, and gestural rather than sharp or geometric.
Best suited for short-to-medium display copy where the energetic stroke and swashy forms can be appreciated—such as headlines, branding wordmarks, packaging callouts, event materials, and greeting or invitation designs. It can work for brief emphasis in editorial or social graphics, but the dense, brushy texture may feel heavy for long paragraphs at small sizes.
The font communicates a personable, classic sign-painting energy—formal enough to feel polished, but friendly and expressive in tone. Its confident slant and brushy curves evoke nostalgia and handcrafted care, making text feel celebratory and welcoming.
Designed to emulate confident, calligraphic brush lettering with a polished, retro-leaning finish. The intent appears to balance legibility with expressive gesture, offering decorative capitals and a consistent slanted flow for attention-grabbing display typography.
Uppercase letters show more decorative shaping and flourish than the lowercase, giving titles a strong initial-caps presence. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded forms and soft terminals that keep them stylistically consistent in display settings.