Calami Italic
TrueTypePersonal use
- Accents (partial)
- Accents (full)
- Euro
Calami-Italic.ttf
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Author's note
Calami Italic font by Yves Michel is a display font with a classic-inspired, refined style. Its elegant and expressive feel makes it suitable for projects that require a more sophisticated touch. With italic letterforms and appropriately placed serifs, this free font easily stands out in printed and digital designs.
Use it for book covers, newspapers, invitation cards, restaurant menus, greeting card designs, certificates, branding projects including business cards and logos. It will also look stunning on product packaging as well as tattoo artwork.
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This font is inspired by an exercise in penmanship from "The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing," a book digitized by David Grimes (https://masgrimes.com/).
I scanned and digitized it, transforming it from back italic to regular.
It is a calligraphic font created with a double-pointed pen, which is light on the left and broad on the right. This style resembles the "Scroll Nibs 10" from William Mitchell Ltd, the "Twin Nib" from Kaweco, or the "Twin Italic Point" from Bock.
Use it for book covers, newspapers, invitation cards, restaurant menus, greeting card designs, certificates, branding projects including business cards and logos. It will also look stunning on product packaging as well as tattoo artwork.
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This font is inspired by an exercise in penmanship from "The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing," a book digitized by David Grimes (https://masgrimes.com/).
I scanned and digitized it, transforming it from back italic to regular.
It is a calligraphic font created with a double-pointed pen, which is light on the left and broad on the right. This style resembles the "Scroll Nibs 10" from William Mitchell Ltd, the "Twin Nib" from Kaweco, or the "Twin Italic Point" from Bock.

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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2025 by Yves Michel. All rights reserved.
Font family
Calami
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
Version 1.000;PYRS;Calami-Italic;2025;FL842
Full font name
Calami Italic
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
Calami-Italic
Trademark notice
Calami is a trademark of Yves Michel.
Manufacturer name
Yves Michel
Designer
Yves Michel
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2025-06-16
Revision1
Glyph count484
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleUnderline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Calami-Italic.ttf
Calami-Regular.ttf
Calami-Regular.ttf
Calami Regular
TrueTypePersonal use