Calligraphic Buvi 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Appetite Pro' and 'Appetite Pro Rounded' by Serebryakov (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, logos, book covers, playful, retro, cheerful, whimsical, friendly, display impact, hand-lettered feel, retro flavor, friendly branding, expressive headers, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, swashy, blobby.
A very heavy, rounded display face with an italic forward lean and a lively, hand-drawn rhythm. Strokes are thick and full with softly pinched joins and frequent teardrop-like terminals that create a slightly swashy silhouette. Counters are compact and irregularly shaped, and many letters show subtle calligraphic tapering and scooped inktrap-like notches, giving the forms a buoyant, cartoonish texture. Overall spacing reads generous for a bold script-like style, with strong word-shape and high visual mass.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its heavy color and playful movement can lead the layout—posters, packaging fronts, event titles, and branding wordmarks. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers, but its dense shapes and flourishes are less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The tone is upbeat and theatrical, evoking mid-century sign painting, vintage packaging, and playful editorial titling. Its rounded weight and bouncy slant feel friendly and humorous rather than formal, with enough flourish to suggest hand-lettered personality.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand-lettered calligraphy for attention-grabbing display use, combining soft, rounded strokes with expressive terminal shapes to produce a warm, retro-leaning personality.
Uppercase forms are especially decorative, with exaggerated curves and terminal flicks that make them feel logo-ready. Numerals match the softness and weight of the letters, staying highly legible while retaining the same blobby, hand-inked character.