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Calligraphunk

Zetafonts · Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini · 2016

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scriptexperimental calligraphicmono
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An experimental calligraphic display face that uses alternating glyph sets to mimic the irregular rhythm of handwriting, with a companion mono-width variant for longer text.

About

Designed by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini in 2016, the face cycles between two sets of lowercase letters via OpenType substitutions to produce a handwritten feel without manual lettering. The expressive main family suits logo work and headlines, while the mono-width companion brings the same aesthetic to short body copy at more even spacing. Latin extended coverage spans 197 languages across 525 glyphs.

Classification

Calligraphunk simulates polyrhythmic calligraphy through alternating glyph sets, placing it firmly in the script category with an experimental handwritten character rather than a conventional cursive or brush script.

Weights

Regular

Family

Calligraphunk Mono

Languages

Latin

Tags

calligraphichandwrittenexperimentaldisplaylogoopentypealternatespolyrhythmic