Printable uncial calligraphy guide sheet (PDF)

Uncial has no separate capitals and its strokes barely rise or fall: about 4 nib widths high, upright.

Tool

In mm

Times the x-height, above it

Times the x-height, below the baseline

Times the x-height from the baseline; 0, no line

Degrees from horizontal; 90, upright

mm between slant lines

mm between lines

Model to trace

With “A single letter”, the one that is repeated; with “Random words”, optionally, only words that contain it.

Regenerate

In light grey, at the x-height of the guide; whatever doesn't fit continues on the next line.

Reset values

Print it at actual size (100%, without “fit to page”) so the measurements are exact.

neografo · Uncial · x: 5 mm · ascenders: 1 × x · descenders: 1 × x · uprightneografo.com/en/guidesThe QR code opens this guide on neografo, with everything as it is here.mermaid

Model in Deutsche Uncialis, by Dieter Steffmann · Free For Commercial Use License (FFC) · where to get it

Suggest something about this font

13 lines per sheet · Uncial · x: 5 mm · ascenders: 1 × x · descenders: 1 × x · upright

How to read the guide sheet

  • The strongest line is the baseline; the one above it is the x-height (the shaded band).
  • The dashed lines mark how far ascenders and descenders reach; the dotted one, the capitals.
  • The slant lines help you keep the same angle in every letter.
  • The QR code at the bottom opens this same guide on neografo, with all its values: to print it again or change something. If the model's font is no longer available, another one of the style is used.

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