Calligraphic Tabo 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, book covers, packaging, branding, elegant, personal, classic, poetic, refined, handwritten elegance, personal tone, calligraphic flair, display emphasis, calligraphic, slanted, brushy, looping, lively.
A slanted, calligraphic script with brush-pen modulation and tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are mostly unconnected, with a quick handwritten rhythm, narrow counters, and occasional entry/exit flicks that create a lightly textured line. Capitals are expressive and slightly oversized, mixing broad curves with sharp, angled joins, while lowercase forms stay compact with looped ascenders and a short, understated x-height. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open, single-stroke constructions and angled terminals that keep the set cohesive.
This font works best for short-to-medium lines where a personal, elevated script voice is desired—wedding or event collateral, quotes, headers, boutique branding, and packaging accents. It is particularly effective for titles and pull quotes, where the lively capitals and tapered terminals can be appreciated.
The overall tone is formal yet intimate—like a neat note written with a flexible pen. Its movement and slight irregularity read as human and expressive, lending a romantic, literary feel without becoming overly ornamental.
The design appears intended to emulate a practiced calligrapher’s everyday hand: fast, confident, and slightly brushy, with enough consistency for set text while retaining human variation. It prioritizes elegance and expressive motion over strict typographic regularity.
Stroke contrast is most noticeable on curved letters and in the swash-like terminals, where pressure changes create thicker downstrokes and finer hairlines. Spacing feels airy in isolation but tightens in text, producing a flowing, slightly right-leaning color that suits medium-to-large sizes.