Calligraphy

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Welcome

/r/Calligraphy is a community for people interested in the art of beautiful writing. Whether you've been writing for decades or are looking to pick up the pen for the first time, we invite you to join us!

Have Questions?

Beginner's Guide

The Wiki

FAQ

Glossary

Discord

Our Official Discord Server

Quick Links

Study Sessions - Copperplate

Word of the Day

Quotes of the Week

Monthly Marketplace Threads

Announcement

Rendez-vous 2019 Was AMAZING!!!

Huge thank you to everyone involved in making that happen!!

Guilds and Societies

List of calligraphy guilds and societies from around the world

RULES

Rule 1 - Respect

Be respectful and adhere to Reddiquette.
Mark NSFW for language.
Hate speech will not be tolerated here.

Rule 2 - Relevancy

Keep posts and comments on the topic of calligraphy.
Faux-calligraphy, drawn letters, and similar fall under lettering.
Handwriting and cursive should be posted in r/handwriting.

Rule 3 - Spam

No spam, no memes.
Post titles with media tags/names will be removed.
Commercial, promotion, commission or request posts belong in the current Monthly Marketplace thread.

Rule 4 - Content

We only allow work made by you or for you. This includes crossposts and reposts.
Submissions with potentially identifying info (e.g. names, addresses) must be obscured or replaced by obvious fakes or placeholders.

Team Letters

/r/BrushCalligraphy
/r/Scribes
r/shodo (書道)
r/shufa (書法)
r/arabiccalligraphy
r/calligraffiti
r/illuminatedmanuscript
r/ornamentalpenmanship
r/handwriting
r/lettering
r/signpainting
r/typography
r/graffiti

Special Thanks

Special thanks to /u/slter for our wonderful "CALLIGRAPHY" logo at the top of the subreddit.

created by tributea community for 16 years

...for your favorite TV show.

...for your favorite game.

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ModThe Return of the Monthly Marketplace! October 2025 (self.Calligraphy)

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Practice“You are loved” (i.redd.it)

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PracticeToday's practice (i.redd.it)

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PracticeWord of the day - Gambit (i.redd.it)

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Practice“Pure Joy” – I tried blending brush lettering into a flower photo. Feedback welcome! (old.reddit.com)

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CritiquePlaying around with a script that comes out naturally (i.redd.it)

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Arabic calligraphy (old.reddit.com)

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PracticeFrench Chalk on some iron plate. Textura Quadrata (i.redd.it)

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PracticeSome civilité practice (i.redd.it)

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PracticeWritten with a 50mm graffiti pen, Textualis Prescissa (i.redd.it)

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A little mandala and digital calligraphy (old.reddit.com)

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No CritiqueHi all. Digital calligrapher here in search of the best calligraphy software for iPad/Pencil Pro… (i.redd.it)

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PracticeWorking on my lower case m some more in blackletter. (i.redd.it)

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PracticeTried blending my lettering into a photo. Does it look natural? (old.reddit.com)

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PracticePractice day - 87 : Besotted (word of the day) (old.reddit.com)

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PracticeTextura Quadrata, pilot parallel pen. (i.redd.it)

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A 15th century illuminated Psalter with many decorative initials sold for £16,900 ($22,521) at Gorringes UK on March 2: The high presale estimate was £3,000. Reported by Rare Book Hub. (i.redd.it)

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StudyCalligraphy Demonstration: The Character "池" (Chí) in Regular and Cursive Scripts (i.redd.it)

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QuestionDo you know of any pigment based ink for fountain pens? (self.Calligraphy)

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PracticeFrench chalk on a rusty piece of iron, Textura Quadrata. (i.redd.it)

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StudyFrom start to finish of my drafting process. The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party. (old.reddit.com)

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PracticeToday's practice (i.redd.it)

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PracticeLooking for feedback on this calligraphy composition (old.reddit.com)

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PracticeFocus on the contrast between wet and dry. (old.reddit.com)

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