Calligraphic Vobal 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, game titles, brand marks, invitations, storybook, medieval, quirky, artisanal, whimsical, handcrafted feel, period flavor, display impact, expressive headings, flared, angular, chiseled, lively, irregular.
A lively calligraphic face with flared, wedge-like terminals and a subtly chiseled stroke feel. The letterforms mix rounded bowls with sharp joins, producing an uneven, hand-cut rhythm and slightly varying glyph widths. Strokes show noticeable modulation and frequent tapered endings, with generous curves in O/C and more angular construction in K, M, N, and W. Lowercase forms are compact with a relatively small x-height and prominent ascenders/descenders; counters tend to be open and the overall texture is energetic rather than uniform.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are desirable—book and chapter titles, posters, fantasy or historical themed materials, packaging, and boutique branding. It can also work for pull quotes or headings paired with a simpler text face, but its lively irregularity is likely to feel busy in long body copy at small sizes.
The tone reads theatrical and story-driven, evoking parchment-era lettering, fantasy titles, and artisanal signage. Its irregular cadence and sharp, ink-like flicks add personality and a lightly mischievous, handcrafted charm. Overall it feels expressive and decorative without becoming fully script-like.
The design appears intended to simulate formal hand-lettering with a slightly rough, chiseled finish—balancing readable Roman structures with expressive, calligraphic tapering and playful irregularity. Its proportions and emphatic terminals aim to create memorable word shapes for display use.
Capitals have a display-oriented presence with strong silhouette variety (notably E, G, Q, and R), while the lowercase maintains a looser, more written cadence. Numerals follow the same tapered, calligraphic logic and feel suited to matching display text rather than strict tabular settings.