calligraphically

With artistic lettering

In a manner relating to calligraphy—the art of decorative handwriting.

The word describes how something is written with attention to the beauty of letterforms: The invitation was calligraphically rendered in gold ink.

It can also describe anything that visually evokes elegant penmanship: The logo's calligraphically styled letters suggested tradition and craftsmanship.

technique

brushwork

Painter's stroke method

flourishes · script · cursive · ink · nib · quill · letterforms · downstroke · upstroke · hairline

materials

ink

Writing fluid

  • parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
  • vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
  • papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material

scroll · quill · nib · manuscript · paper · brush · gouache · pigment · inkstone

ornamental

flourishes

Prospers or ornamental strokes

scrollwork · arabesque · decorative · intricate · gilding · illuminated · ornate · curlicues · serifs · swashes

aesthetic

elegant

Gracefully refined, tasteful

balanced · exquisite · delicate · flowing · beautiful · artistic · expressive · sublime · polished · sophisticated

traditions

Chinese

Of that Asian nation

Persian · Spencerian · uncial · blackletter · Hebrew · Korean · Turkish · Western · khat

craft

scribe

Manual document copier

transcription · engrossing · codex · folio · characters · glyphs · alphabets · monogram · diploma · certificate

Opposites
writing quality and aesthetics

calligraphicallyillegibly

In unreadable manner

messily · sloppily · scrawnily · carelessly · crudely

production method

calligraphicallymechanically

Done by machine action

digitally · typographically · electronically · computationally

writing method

calligraphicallytyped

Input via keyboard

typewritten · mechanically · digitally · printed · keyboarded

Family

calligraphy, calligrapher, calligraphic, calligraphers, calligraphed

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