Calligraphic Tisa 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, playful, storybook, retro, whimsical, friendly, decorative impact, handmade feel, vintage charm, friendly voice, rounded, soft terminals, swashy, bouncy, compact lowercase.
A decorative, calligraphy-informed display face with chunky, rounded strokes and softly flared, teardrop-like terminals. Forms lean on broad curves and bulbous joins, with occasional swash-like hooks on ascenders and capitals that create a lively silhouette. The lowercase is compact with relatively short extenders and a small x-height, while counters stay open enough to keep the heavy shapes from clogging at larger sizes. Overall spacing feels generous and the rhythm is slightly bouncy, giving words a hand-drawn, inked impression rather than a rigid typographic texture.
Best suited to display settings where its flourishes and bold silhouettes can breathe—headlines, posters, labels, and brand marks. It can also work well for book covers and short pull quotes, especially in themes that benefit from a whimsical or retro tone; it is less suited to dense small-size text.
The tone is cheerful and theatrical, blending a vintage sign-painting flavor with a storybook charm. Its rounded heft and curly finishing strokes read as welcoming and a bit mischievous, lending headings a playful, characterful voice.
The design appears intended to deliver an approachable, hand-crafted calligraphic look with strong decorative presence. By combining thick rounded strokes with gentle swashes, it aims to create memorable word-shapes and a warm, playful personality for attention-grabbing typography.
Capitals are especially ornate, with distinct entry/exit strokes that create strong word-shapes and a noticeable decorative cadence. Numerals follow the same soft, bulb-ended logic, making them feel cohesive in titles and badges.