Cursive Maru 4 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, logotypes, headlines, elegant, romantic, airy, expressive, refined, signature feel, formal note, decorative emphasis, handmade polish, calligraphic, slanted, looped, swashy, delicate.
A slanted, calligraphy-leaning script with pronounced thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals that mimic a pointed-pen or brush feel. Letterforms are narrow and upright in footprint but lively in rhythm, with frequent entry/exit strokes, occasional loops, and gentle, extended ascenders/descenders. Counters tend to be small and forms are open and streamlined, keeping strokes brisk and legible despite the expressive contrast. Numerals match the cursive construction, using angled stress and smooth, handwritten curves rather than rigid, text-face figures.
This font is best suited to short-to-medium text where its contrast and swashes can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, packaging accents, boutique branding, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for headlines and pull quotes when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing to preserve its delicate hairlines and flowing connections.
The overall tone is graceful and personal, suggesting formal handwriting used for polished notes, invitations, or signature-style branding. Its swashy capitals and flowing joins create a romantic, elevated mood while still feeling human and spontaneous rather than rigidly formal.
The design appears intended to emulate refined handwritten cursive with a calligraphic edge, balancing decorative capitals with a smoother, more utilitarian lowercase for readable word shapes. It aims to deliver a premium, personal signature feel while maintaining consistent rhythm across sentences.
Capitals are notably more decorative than lowercase, with extra curvature and occasional flourish-like strokes that add emphasis at the start of words. Stroke endings often finish in sharp points or fine hairlines, which contributes to a light, airy texture in longer lines of text.