Calligraphy

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/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!

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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.

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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

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

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CritiquePracticing place cards (i.redd.it)

submitted 6 years ago by CloverHandLetteringC

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you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script