Calligraphic Revu 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, formal, romantic, classic, refined, formality, luxury feel, calligraphic flair, decorative display, elegant scripting, swashy, flowing, ornate, looped, calligraphic.
A delicate, slanted calligraphic italic with pronounced thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals. Letterforms are built from smooth, continuous strokes with looped entries and exits, frequent swashes, and gently curved cross-strokes that suggest a flexible nib. Capitals are more decorative and expansive, with long initial strokes and occasional flourish-like spur details, while lowercase stays relatively compact with a small x-height and long ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same scripted rhythm, appearing slightly individualized and softly contoured rather than rigidly geometric.
Well suited to formal display settings such as wedding materials, invitations, announcements, and certificates, as well as boutique branding and premium packaging where flourish and contrast can be featured. It can also work for short headlines or pull quotes, but the fine hairlines and swashy forms favor larger sizes over dense, small text.
The overall tone is graceful and ceremonial, leaning toward traditional stationery and classic engraved-script aesthetics. Its flowing swashes and airy stroke weight convey a sense of luxury, romance, and formality, with a handwritten warmth that still feels composed and intentional.
The design appears intended to evoke classic calligraphy in a polished, typeable form, prioritizing expressive capitals, elegant contrast, and flowing connections over strict uniformity. It aims to provide a sophisticated script voice for ceremonial and decorative typography.
Rhythm and spacing feel naturally variable, with noticeable width changes between characters and prominent extenders that create a lively baseline movement. The thinnest hairlines are very fine, so the design reads best when given enough size and breathing room to preserve the contrast and delicate joins.