Calligraphic Sulup 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, titles, invitations, packaging, posters, ornate, antique, whimsical, storybook, theatrical, decorative display, vintage feel, expressive capitals, handwritten elegance, swashy, flourished, looped, calligraphic, decorative.
A decorative calligraphic italic with lively, hand-drawn stroke behavior and medium-to-high modulation. Capitals are the main display feature: they’re narrow and highly embellished with loops, spirals, and curled terminals, often extending above and below the cap height. The lowercase is comparatively restrained and compact, with a very short x-height and slender, slightly irregular stems; ascenders and descenders are long and frequently finish with hooked or teardrop-like terminals. Overall spacing is fairly tight and the rhythm is animated, with small inconsistencies that reinforce a drawn, pen-and-ink character.
Best suited for short display settings where the ornate capitals can be featured—titles, headlines, invitations, greeting cards, and boutique packaging. It can also work for posters or chapter openers when set with generous leading; for longer passages, the very small x-height and decorative movement may reduce readability.
The tone feels antique and storybook-like, mixing formal calligraphic cues with playful, theatrical ornament. Its swashes and curled terminals evoke vintage invitations, folklore titles, and old-world charm rather than modern minimalism.
Designed to deliver a formal handwritten look with pronounced flourishes, especially in uppercase, to create an immediate decorative and vintage impression. The compact lowercase and energetic italic slant support a flowing, pen-written feel while keeping most words relatively narrow and space-efficient.
The strong contrast between highly ornamented capitals and simpler lowercase creates a pronounced hierarchy, making initials and short emphasized words stand out. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with curled finishes and slightly uneven proportions, matching the textured, human cadence of the letters.