Calligraphic Ohnam 8 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, branding, packaging, elegant, airy, personal, classic, refined, handwritten elegance, formal warmth, display emphasis, personal tone, slanted, monoline, looped, swashy, lively.
A slender, right-slanted calligraphic hand with mostly monoline strokes and gently tapered terminals. Letterforms are clean and unconnected, with soft curves, occasional looped descenders, and subtle swash-like entries and exits that add motion without becoming ornate. The rhythm is smooth and consistent, with rounded bowls, open apertures, and a slightly springy baseline feel that keeps longer text light and flowing.
Works well for invitations, announcements, and greeting cards where a neat handwritten feel is desired. It also suits short editorial callouts, quotes, and boutique branding or packaging that benefits from a light, refined script voice, especially at display and subhead sizes.
The overall tone is graceful and personable—polished enough for formal notes, yet relaxed and handwritten rather than rigid. Its slant and looping details give it a friendly, expressive cadence that reads as understated sophistication.
Designed to capture a tidy calligraphic handwriting style that remains readable in phrases and sentences while adding a touch of flourish. The consistent slant and restrained ornamentation suggest an aim for versatile elegance rather than highly decorative script.
Capitals show simple calligraphic gestures with mild flourish (notably in forms like Q and J), while lowercase brings the most character through long ascenders/descenders and looped strokes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with curved figures and modest terminal hooks that keep them visually cohesive with the letters.