r/Calligraphy is a subreddit with 337k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses calligraphy, practice, struggling, hard time, and copperplate, and they frequently recommend/review fountain pens, ink, and fountain pen paper.
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Popular Themes in r/Calligraphy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Copperplate after about a month of practice. Gouache for the colour. Also I forgot how to spell. Please give me feedback."
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "What do you think of my cursive?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Calligraphy
#1
Calligraphy
: "My Calligraphy Style Collection ✒️"
57 posts
#2
Practice
: "Practice"
43 posts
#3
Struggling
37 posts
#4
Hard Time
25 posts
#5
Copperplate
: "Copperplate practice"
23 posts
#6
Word Of The Day
: "August (Word Of The Day)"
18 posts
#7
Advice
16 posts
#8
Pen
12 posts
#9
Letters
11 posts
#10
Hate
10 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
: "Wrote without guidelines !"
93 posts
#2
WotD
: "My first wedding !!"
27 posts
#3
Critique
: "Copperplate after about a month of practice. Gouache for the colour. Also I forgot how to spell. Please give me feedback."
25 posts
#4
Question
: "What calligraphy style is this? Looking for the name of this lettering style"
6 posts
#5
No Critique
: "Foundational Hand Practice"
4 posts
#6
Tools of the Trade
: "Calligraphy made with automatic shading pens, from 1898, by George W. Hess. The strokes and shades were created in one go, using specially formulated inks. The colors are still quite vibrant."
2 posts
#7
Study
: "Engrosser's Script from Macclesfield, England, 1884. On heavy laid paper, watermarked "Waterlow & Sons London.""
2 posts
#8
Resource
: "Calligraphy guides!?! Good!?!"
2 posts
#9
Exemplar / Ductus
: "A small tribute to a friend."
1 post
Member Growth in r/Calligraphy
Yearly
+20k members(6.3%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026