Calligraphic Ohrin 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, book titles, poetry, packaging, posters, elegant, literary, whimsical, old-world, airy, handwritten elegance, decorative display, classic charm, pen-written feel, delicate, spidery, flourished, calligraphic, tapered.
A delicate calligraphic hand with tall proportions, narrow letterforms, and generous ascenders and descenders that create a vertical, airy rhythm. Strokes show a pen-like modulation with tapered terminals, fine entry strokes, and occasional hairline joins, giving many letters a slightly swashed silhouette without becoming fully connected script. Counters are small and often teardrop-shaped, curves are soft and slightly irregular, and spacing feels lively due to varied widths and the mix of straight stems with looping bowls. Numerals follow the same refined, drawn-with-a-pen character, staying slender with light curves and subtle finishing flicks.
Best suited for display settings where its thin strokes and flourished forms can breathe—wedding or event invitations, book and chapter titles, pull quotes, packaging, and boutique branding. It can also work for short passages at comfortable sizes, especially when paired with a sturdier text face for body copy. Avoid very small sizes or dense layouts where the low x-height and fine details may soften.
The overall tone is formal yet intimate, like careful handwriting used for headings or ceremonial text. Its thin strokes and gentle flourishes evoke a classic, storybook sensibility—poetic, slightly whimsical, and distinctly crafted rather than mechanical. The texture reads quiet and refined, more decorative than utilitarian.
The design appears intended to capture a formal, pen-written look with restrained ornamentation—balancing legibility with decorative tapering and expressive capitals. Its narrow proportions and extended verticals suggest a focus on graceful line presence and an elegant, handcrafted texture for headline and accent typography.
Capitals are especially prominent and gestural, with several showing elongated strokes and mild swash-like extensions that can dominate a line at larger sizes. The very low x-height emphasizes ascenders and descenders, which adds elegance but can reduce small-size readability in continuous text. The rhythm is consistent across the alphabet, with intentional irregularities that preserve a hand-rendered feel.