Cursive Ehken 4 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, playful, friendly, handmade, retro, casual, handmade feel, display emphasis, friendly tone, brush lettering, brushy, bouncy, rounded, slanted, expressive.
A brush-pen style cursive with a strong rightward slant and clearly calligraphic stroke modulation. Letterforms show tapered entry and exit strokes, rounded bowls, and slightly irregular contours that mimic pressure and speed changes. The uppercase set is more standalone and gestural, while the lowercase reads as a flowing script with frequent joins and soft, looped shapes; counters are compact and the rhythm is lively. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with curved terminals and occasional swashy turns that keep the texture consistent across text.
Well-suited for short, expressive copy such as logos, product labels, café or boutique branding, posters, and social graphics. It also works for pull quotes, invitations, and headings where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, rather than long passages of small body text.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, with a handmade warmth that feels informal and approachable. Its bouncy, energetic movement gives it a nostalgic, crafted feel—more like sign-painting or brush lettering than formal pen script.
The design appears intended to replicate confident brush lettering with a lively, contemporary script feel—prioritizing personality and motion over strict regularity. It aims to deliver quick visual charm for display settings while maintaining enough consistency to work in short lines of text.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a naturalistic way, with noticeable width variation between glyphs that enhances the handwritten character. The texture is dense and dark in mass, so shapes read best when given a bit of breathing room and not set too tightly.