Calligraphic Ohbuh 4 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, invitations, editorial, quotations, branding, elegant, poetic, classic, literary, refined, formal script feel, classic elegance, literary tone, human warmth, calligraphic, chancery, bracketed serifs, sheared, lively rhythm.
A slanted, calligraphic serif with lively, pen-driven modulation and gently flared terminals. Strokes show moderate contrast with tapered entry/exit strokes, and many forms carry subtle bracketed serif cues that keep the letters crisp rather than brushy. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, with a notably low x-height and relatively tall ascenders/descenders, giving lines a vertical, airy cadence. The overall texture is rhythmic and slightly irregular in width, maintaining a hand-written character while staying consistent enough for continuous reading at display-to-text sizes.
Well-suited to book covers, editorial features, pull quotes, and refined branding where a handwritten formality is desired. It also fits invitations, programs, and packaging that benefit from a classic, calligraphic voice. Best used with comfortable tracking and leading to let the low x-height and active rhythm breathe.
The font conveys a formal, literary tone—evoking handwritten correspondence, classic bookish elegance, and lightly ceremonial invitations. Its slant and tapered terminals add a sense of motion and warmth, while the serifed structure keeps it poised and traditional rather than casual.
The design appears intended to bridge formal calligraphy and readable serif typography: capturing the grace of a broad-nib or chancery-style hand while maintaining a coherent typographic system for set text and prominent display lines.
Capitals are expressive and gracefully simplified, with curved strokes and tapered ends that read well in headlines. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with soft curves and a flowing, slightly old-style feel that blends naturally with the lowercase.