Calligraphic Hoda 10 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, editorial, book covers, quotations, certificates, refined, literary, traditional, warm, expressive, pen lettering, elegant emphasis, formal voice, classic italics, expressive text, calligraphic, chancery, brush-like, swashy, old-style.
A right-leaning calligraphic italic with fluid, pen-informed construction and moderate stroke contrast. Forms show tapered entries and exits with gently swelling downstrokes, creating a lively rhythm that reads as hand-written yet consistent. Capitals are open and slightly swashy with wedge-like terminals and soft curves, while lowercase letters feature rounded bowls, angled joins, and occasional extended descenders. Numerals follow the same italic stress with curving silhouettes and tapered terminals, keeping texture cohesive in running text.
Well suited to invitations and formal announcements, where its calligraphic flavor supports ceremony and occasion. It also works for editorial pull quotes, book covers, and titling that benefits from a traditional italic voice. In longer passages it can provide a distinctive, literary texture, especially when used for emphasis or short blocks of text.
The overall tone is classic and cultured, with an editorial, bookish elegance. Its motion and soft tapering add warmth and a human cadence, suggesting tradition and formality without becoming stiff or overly ornamental.
Likely designed to capture the look of disciplined pen lettering—an italic hand with consistent construction—aimed at elegant display and expressive emphasis in text settings. The restrained contrast and controlled swash behavior suggest a balance between classic formality and everyday readability.
Letterforms keep a steady baseline and spacing, but widths vary naturally, producing a textured, handwritten color. The italic slant is pronounced enough to feel dynamic, and the terminal shapes and subtle swashes give emphasis at larger sizes while remaining readable in continuous paragraphs.