Calligraphic Vomot 9 is a light, wide, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, invitations, branding, packaging, titles, storybook, elegant, theatrical, whimsical, vintage, display, decorative, formal, flourished, expressive, swashy, ornate, looped terminals, tapered strokes.
A calligraphic display design with pronounced stroke contrast and a consistent rightward slant. Forms are built from rounded bowls and tapered joins, with frequent curled terminals and occasional ball-like finishing dots that read as pen stops. Capitals are especially ornate and expansive, featuring generous swashes and interior loops, while the lowercase is comparatively restrained but still rhythmic and curvilinear. Overall proportions feel open and horizontally generous, with lively spacing and a flowing baseline movement typical of drawn calligraphy.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and short passages where the ornate capitals can shine—such as invitations, greeting cards, packaging, boutique branding, chapter openers, and event materials. It can work well for signage or pull quotes at larger sizes, and pairs naturally with a simpler serif or sans for supporting text to keep readability high.
This face communicates a decorative, storybook elegance with a slightly mischievous, theatrical flair. The looping terminals and swashy capitals give it a celebratory, invitation-like tone, while the crisp contrast keeps it feeling formal rather than casual.
The design appears intended to provide an expressive, formal calligraphic voice for short-form typography where personality is desirable. Its large, embellished capitals and animated terminals suggest it’s meant to add flourish and hierarchy rather than disappear into body text.
The numeral set mirrors the letterforms with curved entry strokes and decorative endings, helping it maintain a consistent voice in dates and pricing. In the sample text, the contrast and flourish remain clear at display sizes, while the more detailed capitals suggest careful use of scale and tracking for best results.