Calligraphic Piku 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, headlines, certificates, elegant, romantic, formal, airy, refined, formality, elegance, ornament, penmanship, display, flourished, swashy, looping, delicate, high-waisted.
A delicate, formal script with unconnected letterforms and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes are hairline-thin with gently swelling curves, creating a crisp calligraphic contrast without heavy terminals. Capitals are large and expressive, featuring long entry/exit strokes, loops, and occasional extended cross-strokes that add flourish and horizontal reach. Lowercase forms sit high with a notably small x-height, and the rhythm is driven by narrow bowls, slender stems, and tapered joins rather than continuous connections.
Best suited to short display settings where its flourished capitals and thin strokes can be appreciated—wedding suites, invitation lines, boutique branding, certificates, and editorial headlines. It works well for names, titles, and accent phrases, especially at larger sizes with ample spacing to prevent swashes from crowding adjacent letters.
The overall tone is graceful and ceremonial, evoking invitations, personal correspondence, and classic penmanship. Its light touch and generous swashes feel romantic and elevated, lending a refined, boutique character rather than an everyday utilitarian one.
The design appears intended to emulate formal, calligraphic handwriting with elegant, pen-drawn swashes and a light, airy presence. Emphasis is placed on expressive capitals and a poised, high-waisted lowercase to create a sophisticated, occasion-forward script.
The dramatic capitals (notably A, H, Q, R, and W) introduce prominent ascenders and sweeping curves that can dominate a line, while the lowercase remains comparatively restrained. Numerals appear similarly delicate and slightly slanted, matching the script’s thin stroke weight and ornamental sensibility.