{"id":1368,"date":"2023-01-12T08:26:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T08:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:15:36","slug":"modern-calligraphy-fonts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern calligraphy fonts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#Modern_Calligraphy_fonts\" >Modern Calligraphy fonts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#1_GOTHIC_CALLIGRAPHY\" >1. GOTHIC CALLIGRAPHY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#2_COPPERPLATE_CALLIGRAPHY\" >2. COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#3_BRUSH_CALLIGRAPHY\" >3. BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#4_SERIF_CALLIGRAPHY\" >4. SERIF CALLIGRAPHY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#5_SAN_SERIF_CALLIGRAPHY\" >5. SAN SERIF CALLIGRAPHY<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/modern-calligraphy-fonts\/#FALL_IN_LOVE_WITH_OUR_TRAINING\" >FALL IN LOVE WITH OUR TRAINING<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62024b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62024b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modern_Calligraphy_fonts\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #fa2660;\">Modern Calligraphy fonts<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6591b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-id=\"c6591b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Now we are learning about modern Calligraphy fonts. We do know that Calligraphy is art in the form of<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">writing and can be executed with a broad-tipped <\/span><span style=\"text-align: left;\">instrument, brush, or nib. But do you know that this form of art has different types too? <\/span>When we develop an interest in something, we are so curious to explore and find more facts about that field. People with <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/history-of-calligraphy\/\">calligraphy as their interest always would have an interesting history<\/a>, type, form, and usage that they didn\u2019t know about. Since this art is living for centuries, it carries with it numerous fascinating stories to tell and pass on.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5685ffbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5685ffbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d389b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d389b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1591\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modern-calligraphy-fonts.jpg\" alt=\"Modern calligraphy fonts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modern-calligraphy-fonts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modern-calligraphy-fonts-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modern-calligraphy-fonts-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modern-calligraphy-fonts-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modern calligraphy fonts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>Similarly, during its time of origin and evolution, Calligraphy paved its way to different communities and regions and was being used for different rituals and purposes. This streaming and distribution led to the existence of types of calligraphy fonts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a32de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a32de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<div>\n<p>Through centuries and times, it flourished in the forms of wedding invitations, religious art, inscriptions, memorial designs, and whatnot. This form got hit due to Industrialization, but it survives through the spirit of Artists and Penmen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>They are different in terms of their way of writing, lettering sub-styles, or hands. By understanding these differences you will easily be able to identify the forms with precision, and <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/benefits-of-learning-new-skill\/\">learning each type would add weightage to this unique skill<\/a> of yours. Variability with your skill is a must in order to stand out.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Types of calligraphy fonts you didn\u2019t know existed \u2013<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1786c934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1786c934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_GOTHIC_CALLIGRAPHY\"><\/span>1. GOTHIC CALLIGRAPHY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df6f499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df6f499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>One of the types of <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/difference-between-calligraphy-and-hand-lettering\/\">calligraphy is also called a Black letter<\/a> or Old English script and was mainly used for manuscript books and documents throughout Europe. Its origin took place when there was a progressive modification of pen stroke arising due to adaptation to an obliquely cut feather pen which actually allowed a quicker writing style.<\/p>\n<p>One interesting fact noticed with this style was that, because of condensed words, a lot of words could be fit in a single line and this was thus used to write books. It also reduced production costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b2dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58b2dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_COPPERPLATE_CALLIGRAPHY\"><\/span>2. COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7266e6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7266e6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>This bold style of writing is created using the Intaglio printmaking method in which the image is incised into the surface and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. Of all times, this <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cooperative_Calligraphy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">copperplate calligraphy<\/a> has been well appreciated and highly known. Very important types of calligraphy<\/p>\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small squared\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/demo\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #fa2660;\">Book a Demo<\/a>\n<p>What makes this style different is its usage of the pointed nib, in comparison to the usage of flat nibs in other styles. This style requires high precision and also the nib shouldn\u2019t face any amount of pressure while writing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400d9fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400d9fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_BRUSH_CALLIGRAPHY\"><\/span>3. BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f725d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f725d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>As simple as it sounds, it is calligraphy created with a brush as a tool. You must have heard of modern calligraphy, well brush calligraphy is quite similar.<\/p>\n<p>Here, with every downward stroke heavy pressure is applied, and with every upward stroke light pressure is applied. For a beginner, this style is easy to pick up as the brush has flexible nylon fiber tips that are easy to use. Choosing the right brush and finding your comfort spot is the way to go!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4982db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4982db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_SERIF_CALLIGRAPHY\"><\/span>4. SERIF CALLIGRAPHY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db722fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db722fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>You surely must have heard of Times New Roman, right? This is an example of serif calligraphy where the letters have \u2018feet\u2019 at the end of letters and small embellished details at end of each letterform. Most Logos use this style.<\/p>\n<p>It is divided further into four different styles:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Old Style<\/li>\n<li>Transitional<\/li>\n<li>Didone<\/li>\n<li>Slab serif<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4a779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f4a779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_SAN_SERIF_CALLIGRAPHY\"><\/span>5. SAN SERIF CALLIGRAPHY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de300d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de300d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>It is simple, if the calligraphy does not have extended features called serifs at the end of the strokes, then it is san serif. They generally have less stroke width variation and are used to convey simplicity and minimalism.<\/p>\n<p>They were mostly used in old documents and have laid emphasis on more device usage and less on body text.<\/p>\n<p>All these <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/how-to-write-beautiful-calligraphy-with-a-normal-pen\/\">beautiful types of calligraphy<\/a> fonts carry huge traditions and just by knowing about them we can feel the rush of inspiration to try and practice these forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Book a FREE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calligraphy Demo session<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FALL_IN_LOVE_WITH_OUR_TRAINING\"><\/span>FALL IN LOVE WITH OUR TRAINING<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WE CAN HELP YOU YOUR PASSION IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 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