28+ Calligraphy Script Typeface

Calligraphy is an artistic writing style where the pressure is varied to create thick and thin lines all in a single stroke.

Calligraphy script typeface. Matthew carter has cited his 1966 snell roundhand typeface as deliberately designed to replicate a style of calligraphy hard to simulate in metal. The character design blends traditional soft flowing handwriting with a modern sharp look and its angle and weight balance gives it a determined and progressive pace. It was drawn and created by måns grebäck during 2019 and 2020. Calligraphy fonts have many uses and are best paired with a simple body font for balanc e use them sparingly so you don t overpower your designs or break the rules and see what you can create. Calligraphy is an ancient writing technique using flat edged pens to create artistic lettering using thick and thin lines depending on the direction of the stroke. It usually involves a nibbed pen or brush. Samples of calligraphic script typefaces typeface name example 1 example 2 example 3 american scribe.

Square lcd sci fi various. This style can end up looking very similar to hand lettered fonts but the difference is that calligraphy is written and not drawn. Hermann zapf donald knuth. The writing is readable but is usually extravagant and embellished with flourishes. Michael want richard kegler. An additional development enabling more sophisticated script fonts has been the release of the opentype format which most fonts are now released in. Calligraphy school handwritten brush trash graffiti old school various.

The height of calligraphy was reached in the middle age where monks developed the narrow writing style called gothic allowing more words to fit on a single line as paper was expensive at the time. Chinese jpn arabic mexican roman greek russian various. We have 441 free script calligraphy fonts to offer for direct downloading 1001 fonts is your favorite site for free fonts since 2001. Modern calligraphy typefaces differ from traditional calligraphy in that they do not adhere to specific lettering rules. Medieval modern celtic initials various. All fonts are categorized and can be saved for quick reference and comparison. You can customize your experience with live font previews.

Finding the right calligraphy font for your needs can be a hard and arduous task. The main sub styles are traditional calligraphy and modern calligraphy. Alien animals asian ancient runes elvish esoteric fantastic horror games shapes.