Calligraphic Giwy 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book titles, invitations, packaging, posters, quotes, whimsical, storybook, folksy, friendly, artisanal, handmade feel, human warmth, display charm, casual elegance, tapered, flared, irregular, brushy, lively.
A lively, hand-drawn calligraphic roman with slightly tapered strokes and softly flared terminals. Letterforms are upright with a gently uneven baseline and subtly irregular stroke widths that suggest a brush or pen held with changing pressure. Capitals feel tall and narrow, with simple, open counters and occasional wedge-like serifs; lowercase mixes rounded bowls with narrow stems and a single-story “a.” The overall texture is rhythmic but intentionally imperfect, with small variations in curvature and join shapes that keep the line color animated in text.
This face suits display and short-text applications where a handcrafted voice is desirable—book or chapter titles, invitations and announcements, packaging labels, posters, and pull quotes. It can also work for branding accents or headings when you want a friendly, artisanal tone rather than a strictly mechanical look.
The tone is warm and personable, balancing a hint of old-style bookishness with a playful, handmade charm. It reads as informal-formal: refined enough to feel intentional, yet human enough to feel approachable and craft-oriented.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of hand-rendered lettering with a restrained calligraphic structure—clean enough to read comfortably, but with enough irregularity and stroke character to preserve a natural, made-by-hand impression.
In the sample text, the font maintains clear word shapes at larger sizes, while the lively stroke modulation and idiosyncratic terminals become more prominent as the point size increases. Numerals are simple and readable, matching the same tapered, slightly calligraphic flavor as the letters.