Calligraphic Tahi 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book titles, packaging, posters, branding, headlines, storybook, rustic, antiquarian, whimsical, hand-inked, handcrafted texture, period flavor, warm legibility, literary tone, textured, organic, lively, irregular, old-style.
A hand-inked roman with calligraphic construction and subtly uneven outlines that preserve a drawn-on-paper texture. Strokes show modest contrast with tapered entries and exits, and terminals often end in soft points or blunted wedges rather than crisp slab forms. Counters are rounded and slightly irregular, with gently wavy bowls and a lively baseline rhythm; spacing and glyph widths vary, giving the set an organic, non-mechanical color in text. The lowercase is compact and small relative to the capitals, while capitals carry broader curves and occasional flourish-like swashes (notably in letters such as Q). Numerals follow the same penned logic, mixing open, looped forms with slight asymmetry.
Best suited to display and short-to-medium text where a handcrafted, period-leaning voice is desirable—book covers and chapter titles, boutique packaging, editorial pull quotes, posters, and brand wordmarks. It can also work for invitations or labels where a formal handwritten feel is preferred over a clean serif.
The overall tone feels historical and literary—suggestive of folktales, small-press printing, or handwritten captions refined into a typeface. Its slight roughness and varied rhythm read as human and warm, while the restrained contrast keeps it approachable rather than ornate.
The design appears intended to capture the character of formal hand lettering in an upright roman structure—maintaining legibility while retaining ink texture, slight irregularity, and calligraphic tapering for a crafted, old-world impression.
In running text, the irregular stroke edges and variable widths create a mottled, textured typographic color that becomes more noticeable at larger sizes. Curves tend to dominate over strict geometry, and many joins feel brush- or pen-driven, contributing to a gently informal cadence.