Script Balad 4 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, social posts, playful, whimsical, friendly, romantic, crafty, personal tone, handmade feel, decorative script, signature style, casual elegance, brushy, looping, bouncy, organic, monoline-plus.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are mostly upright with a gently bouncing baseline rhythm and frequent looped joins, producing a connected, flowing texture in words. Terminals are rounded and occasionally tapered, with informal curls on ascenders and descenders and a slightly irregular, human cadence. Capitals are simple but expressive, mixing narrow vertical strokes with broad curves; figures and punctuation follow the same casual, calligraphic logic and remain legible at display sizes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where the energetic joins and high-contrast strokes can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique logos, product packaging, and social media graphics. It can work for headings and pull quotes, while longer paragraphs may benefit from generous line spacing for clarity.
The overall tone is warm, approachable, and lightly whimsical—more boutique and personal than formal. Its looping joins and soft terminals give it a romantic, handmade character suited to friendly messaging and craft-forward branding.
Designed to emulate an everyday brush-script signature style: smooth, connected writing with a personable rhythm and decorative loops, aiming for charm and readability rather than strict calligraphic precision.
Contrast is most evident in curved strokes and downstrokes, giving letters a subtle brush pressure effect without becoming overly ornate. Spacing feels naturally compact and word shapes stay cohesive, though the lively stroke endings and swashes can create visual sparkle in longer lines.