Cursive Ihpa 4 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, packaging, social media, friendly, casual, lively, personal, nostalgic, handwritten feel, warmth, expressive headers, personal tone, casual elegance, looping, monoline, rounded, swashy, bouncy.
A fluid, monoline script with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, rounded turns. Strokes keep a near-uniform thickness, with tapered entry and exit strokes that create a pen-written feel. Letterforms are compact in the lowercase with tall ascenders and generous looped descenders, while capitals add larger, more open gestures and occasional swash-like strokes. Spacing and connections read naturally, producing an easy cursive rhythm with slight variation in glyph width and lively baseline movement.
Well-suited to short to medium phrases where a handwritten voice is desirable, such as greeting cards, invitations, pull quotes, personal branding, and boutique packaging. It performs best at display sizes, where the loops, joins, and slanted rhythm remain clear and expressive.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like neat everyday handwriting. Its looping joins and upbeat bounce give it a personable, inviting character that feels conversational rather than formal.
Designed to mimic smooth, legible cursive handwriting with a consistent pen line and flowing connectivity, balancing readability with a touch of flourish for emphasis and charm.
Uppercase forms stand out as more decorative and sweeping than the lowercase, helping with emphasis in titles and initials. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, slightly angled forms that match the script’s stroke behavior.