r/Calligraphy is a subreddit with 333k members. The community frequently discusses calligraphy, practice, script, struggling, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review fountain pens, ink, and fountain pen paper, and the most common flair used is practice, critique, question, wotd, and study.
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Popular Topics in r/Calligraphy
#1
Calligraphy
238 posts
#2
Practice
90 posts
#3
Script
42 posts
#4
Struggling
40 posts
#5
Hard Time
33 posts
#6
Handwriting
22 posts
#7
Pen
18 posts
#8
Cursive
17 posts
#9
Advice
16 posts
#10
Letters
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/Calligraphy
Fountain Pens
21 reviews
#1
Pilot
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Lamy
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Sheaffer
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Ink
13 reviews
#1
Diamine
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Pilot
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Lamborghini
5.0★ from 1 review
Fountain Pen Paper
11 reviews
#1
Rhodia
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
HP
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Midori
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/Calligraphy
#1
Practice
: "Rusty check: six rounds to get here and none were perfect, but at least I improved."
85 posts
#2
Critique
: "It's hard work that creates change"
23 posts
#3
Question
: "Copperplate Help"
9 posts
#4
WotD
: "Wordt of the day - Cohort"
8 posts
#5
Study
: "The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party, final draft finished!"
7 posts
#6
Tools of the Trade
: "Calligraphy like it’s the 18th Century"
4 posts
#7
No Critique
: "The first 12-leaf quire from the illuminated Life of St. Margaret manuscript I'm making. Egg tempera, Gold, and iron gall ink on vellum. Bâtarde script."
3 posts
#8
Recurring
: "Tubular, dude."
3 posts
#9
Exemplar / Ductus
: "Blackletter, neogothic etc"
1 post
#10
Resource
: "Quality calligraphy is not made with poor quality paper. The result would be terrible."
1 post
Member Growth in r/Calligraphy
Yearly
+18k members(5.7%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026