Calligraphic Sumav 9 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, book covers, quotes, branding, elegant, handwritten, classic, gentle, storybook, formal note, personal touch, decorative caps, literary tone, elegant display, brushy, looped, flowing, slanted, organic.
A flowing, right-slanted calligraphic hand with softly tapered strokes and modest stroke modulation. Letterforms show an oval, slightly compressed rhythm and a consistent pen-like texture, with rounded terminals, occasional entry/exit hooks, and subtle baseline liveliness. Uppercase characters are more decorative and varied, featuring looped forms and open counters, while the lowercase remains relatively simple and readable with compact proportions and a restrained x-height.
Well-suited to invitations, announcements, and greeting cards where a polished handwritten voice is desired. It also works for book-cover titling, pull quotes, short passages, packaging accents, and boutique branding that benefits from a graceful, calligraphic signature without connected script joins.
The overall tone is refined and personable, blending formality with a human, handwritten warmth. Its gentle slant and airy strokes evoke traditional correspondence and literary titling rather than strict formality, giving it a graceful, slightly nostalgic character.
Likely designed to capture a formal handwritten look with calligraphic nuance while keeping letters unconnected for clarity. The emphasis on expressive capitals and smooth, pen-like movement suggests a display-oriented font intended to add elegance and personality to headings and featured text.
Numerals and capitals carry the most personality, with noticeable stylistic variation from glyph to glyph that reinforces an authentic hand-rendered feel. Spacing appears naturally irregular in a way that suits display settings, while longer text samples maintain a steady rhythm when set with comfortable tracking and leading.