Calligraphic Obgo 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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A delicate, right-leaning calligraphic hand with pronounced thick–thin modulation and tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow and tall with a modest x-height, giving lowercase a slim, vertical rhythm while capitals expand into decorative loops and occasional entry/exit swashes. Curves are smooth and pen-like, with small ball terminals and fine hairlines that contrast against thicker downstrokes. Overall spacing feels airy, and the texture on the line is lively due to varied glyph widths and frequent ascender/descender gestures.
Best suited to short to medium settings where its contrast and swashes can be appreciated—wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, certificates, and editorial headlines or pull quotes. It can work for brief display copy in larger sizes, while long passages may require generous size and spacing due to the fine hairlines and decorative capitals.
The font conveys a formal yet playful tone—polished like invitation lettering, but with enough curls and quirks to feel personable and slightly storybook. Its flourish-heavy capitals and graceful italics suggest a romantic, old-world sensibility rather than a strictly contemporary one.
Designed to mimic formal hand-lettering: a graceful, pen-driven script rendered as unconnected characters, balancing readable lowercase with expressive, flourish-rich capitals for decorative impact.
Uppercase characters carry most of the ornamentation (notably rounded bowls and looped terminals), while the lowercase remains comparatively restrained for readability. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic with curved spines and tapered joins, matching the overall pen-drawn rhythm in text.