r/Calligraphy is a subreddit with 338k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, calligraphy, practice, hard time, and advice, and they frequently recommend/review fountain pens, ink, and fountain pen paper.
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Popular Themes in r/Calligraphy
#1
Solution Requests
: "Is there any way to fix cheap ink"
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "My sister bought me this when she visited Venice. I love it but I'm not familiar with dip pens so I need some advice on how to use it properly."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Calligraphy
#1
Struggling
37 posts
#2
Calligraphy
37 posts
#3
Practice
27 posts
#4
Hard Time
22 posts
#5
Advice
16 posts
#6
Letters
11 posts
#7
Pen
9 posts
#8
Copperplate
8 posts
#9
Looking For A Pen
6 posts
#10
Looking For A Gift
5 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
: "Started learning 2 weeks ago. This is my favorite thing ever!"
27 posts
#2
Question
: "About nib width"
11 posts
#3
Critique
: "Envelope addressing"
7 posts
#4
Tools of the Trade
: "Made some oak gall ink! Bit thin but a fun experience!"
4 posts
#5
Resource
: "Added to the Internet Archive: Calligrafische Lettervormen (1928), a little book in Dutch, with fantastic illustrations of medieval letterforms, broad-pen calligraphy, designs, etc. In the public domain, free download (~184 MB): https://archive.org/details/calligrafische-lettervormen"
4 posts
#6
WotD
: "Word of the day - Epistemic"
4 posts
#7
Study
: "My monogram & letter gilding work from the past few months!!"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Calligraphy
Yearly
+20k members(6.4%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026