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Best Calligraphy Nibs for Every Script

Choosing the right nib can make the difference between frustrating results and beautiful lettering. Whether you’re learning a new script or perfecting a favourite style, the right steel nib in your pen holder can make all the difference.

At Scribblers, we’ve been helping calligraphers find their perfect nibs for over 25 years. We’ve put together a series of guides to the Top 5 Best-Selling Nibs for the most popular scripts - based on real customer favourites and our own expert recommendations.

Below, you’ll find a brief introduction to each script, a quick nib recommendation, and links to our full in-depth guides.

Copperplate Calligraphy

Elegant and formal, known for its graceful shapes, dramatic swells, and hairline strokes. Perfect for invitations, certificates, and formal documents.

Full Guide: Top 5 Best-Selling Nibs for Copperplate Calligraphy

Modern Calligraphy

Modern Calligraphy is an expressive and playful lettering style, combining pen strokes and variations to create something unique to you.

Full Guide: Top 5 Best-Selling Nibs for Modern Calligraphy

Traditional Calligraphy

Traditional Calligraphy Styles include Roman Capitals, Foundational Han, Italics, Uncials and Gothic. They are bold, timeless, and beautifully balanced.

Full Guide: Top 5 Best-Selling Nibs for Traditional Calligraphy

Excellent and efficient service. very happy with Leonardt nibs.

Beautifully packed and arrived a day early. Splendid.

I had been recommended these nibs by another student in calligraphy class. I love them. Not scratchy, work first time inked. I soon got used to the very slight slant on the nib edge. Gradually replacing Mitchell nibs with Brause.

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Dena Riley-Silver

I have a really good shopping experience. The website was easy to use as well as checkout. My delivery arrived nicely packed and quickly.

My first experience with Scribblers & it won’t be the last. My order arrived timely & in perfect condition. It also feels great to support an indie biz!

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Paul Johnston

Really easy and fast delivery

Prompt delivery and a good range of goods. I haven’t reviewed all of my order as I am still in the process of trying them.

Excellent service, information and knowledge about calligraphy, materials, equipment etc. Scribblers is a really good business and I always recommend them to our calligraphy group.

Easy to deal with, good selection of calligraphy items, reliable service and quick delivery.

very quick to ship items and was informed through out the process and very pleased with customer related after care from ordering to keeping in touch with information on packing, to having the items picked up and estimate of delivery once handed to courier.

Good communication from ordering through to delivery. With excellent communication all through the process and also given with the feathers how to turn the feather into a quill with descriptions for the whole process.

You made it easy to order and beautifully packed. It arrived in good time.

I only use them for certain items which I use, some of which they don't stock.

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David Chivers

Always a joy to shop, Easy efficient and good communication

Shopping at Scribblers is always a joy. Competitive prices and great service.

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Sally Fearnley

It's now my go to shop for my newest hobby, Calligraphy (restarted).
Great products and speedy delivery too. 1st class 😊

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Christopher Smith

Always ship and deliver fast. Very efficient service all round. Have been shopping with Scribblers for years - they're my go-to store for all things calligraphy

Beautiful colours supplied quickly .

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Janet Marshall

Great washi tape happy with purchase

Great nibs well wrapped and promptly sent

After ordering a prompt reply.

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Anthony Mills

Easily navigable website. Quality products and contactable by email should there be a query.

Prompt response and well packed package,

My go to supplier, brilliant service everytime.

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Kevin Thornhill

I think that yhe cards are an excellent way of keeping the nibs organised.
It helps because when you search for your nibs in the tins, this (in my case) helps you from becoming disorganised and having to choose a different nib, or prepare new ones when it is still usable.

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Les Gaston-Johnston

It's a pleasure to order calligraphy products from Scribblers and i would encourage others to purchase their items to further your calligraphy.

good

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Catherine Bastin

The customer service was efficient and very pleasant to deal with.

One of the most enjoyable online shopping experiences I've had. Coming back to the Scribblers site having been lured away by other stationery sites offering a plethora of writing instruments, it was a delight to find a site so easy to navigate and with such a wide selection - along with good advice.

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Joy Barclay-Devine

Excellent service and choice

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Peter McAlister

Love these nibs

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Patricia Atkins

Easy company to do business with decent products at good prices and quick delivery Will definitely use them again in the future