Calligraphic Subom 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, invitations, formal, vintage, humanist, expressive, literary, handcrafted feel, classic elegance, expressive display, authentic texture, brushy, textured, organic, looping, slanted.
A slanted calligraphic hand with brush-like, slightly irregular strokes and soft, rounded terminals. Letterforms show lively modulation and occasional ink pooling, giving a textured, drawn feel rather than crisp outlines. Capitals are compact and flourished with looped entries and swashes, while lowercase maintains a steady cursive rhythm with open counters and flowing joins suggested by entry/exit strokes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with curving forms and uneven, natural widths across the set.
Best suited to display settings where the textured strokes and flourished capitals can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, book covers, invitations, and boutique packaging. It can also work for short passages or pull quotes when set with generous size and line spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels classic and personable—like a practiced, formal hand written quickly with a brush pen. Its slight roughness and energetic movement evoke vintage notes, bookish headings, and artisanal labeling rather than modern minimalism.
Designed to capture the look of a confident, formal handwritten script with visible tool texture and expressive, slightly irregular stroke behavior. The goal appears to be an authentic calligraphic voice that reads clearly while retaining a handcrafted, vintage-leaning personality.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a natural way, and the texture becomes part of the character at larger sizes. The short-bodied lowercase and prominent ascenders/descenders contribute to a lively vertical rhythm, while the capitals provide strong decorative emphasis.