Calligraphic Lima 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
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A lively calligraphic hand with smooth, brushlike strokes and gently swelling curves. Forms are mostly monoline in feel but show subtle thick–thin modulation at turns and terminals, creating a soft, informal contrast. Capitals feature generous loops and occasional swash-like entries, while lowercase letters keep a simple, open construction with rounded shoulders, slightly irregular widths, and buoyant spacing. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with soft curves and occasional flourish at terminals.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text in applications that benefit from a human, celebratory voiceinvitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and menu headings. It can also support storybook-style editorial or educational materials when set with comfortable leading and modest line lengths.
The tone is warm and personable, with a storybook charm that feels crafted rather than mechanical. Its playful curls and rounded rhythm read as inviting and expressive, lending a light, slightly whimsical personality to text.
Designed to evoke a neat, calligraphic handwriting style with approachable flourishes, balancing decorative capitals with a simpler lowercase to keep paragraphs feasible. The overall intent appears to provide an expressive display face that still retains coherent, readable word rhythm.
The design maintains consistent stroke behavior across cases, but with enough natural variation in proportions and letter widths to preserve a handwritten cadence. Ascenders and capitals provide much of the decorative character, while the lowercase remains comparatively restrained for readable word shapes.