Calligraphic Ihmo 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, editorial titles, invitations, branding, posters, formal, classic, literary, ornate, dramatic, calligraphic elegance, title emphasis, crafted character, historic flavor, bracketed serifs, calligraphic stress, tapered terminals, swashy caps, ink-like.
A calligraphic display face with sharp, pen-driven contrast and a predominantly vertical stress. Strokes move between hairline thins and weighty downstrokes, with tapered, ink-trap-like joins and brisk, pointed terminals. The proportions are tall and compact, with narrow letterforms, a relatively small x-height, and lively width changes from glyph to glyph. Capitals show restrained swashiness—especially in curved letters—while lowercase forms stay unconnected and slightly irregular in rhythm, reinforcing a hand-drawn, written feel.
Best suited for headlines and titling where its narrow, high-contrast strokes can read cleanly at larger sizes—book covers, editorial mastheads, posters, and event materials. It can also add a formal, crafted tone to branding and packaging when used sparingly with generous spacing.
The tone reads formal and old-world, with a slightly theatrical flourish. Its crisp contrast and narrow stance give it a poised, literary mood—evoking invitations, classic titles, and historical or fantasy-leaning branding.
The design appears intended to translate broad-pen calligraphy into a consistent, typographic set with a refined, narrow silhouette. It prioritizes expressive contrast, sculpted terminals, and elegant capital presence for display-oriented typography.
Round letters like O and Q are notably narrow and vertically oriented, and several capitals (e.g., C, G, Q) lean into sculpted inner curves that emphasize the pen logic. Numerals follow the same calligraphic contrast, suited more to display settings than dense text.