Script Tebis 4 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, quotes, packaging, social graphics, airy, whimsical, delicate, hand-drawn, casual, personal tone, modern penmanship, display script, light elegance, monoline, loopy, tall ascenders, open counters, spare terminals.
A slender handwritten script with a predominantly monoline feel and lightly tapered joins, producing an airy, delicate color on the page. Letterforms are tall and narrow with generous vertical rhythm, short lowercase bodies, and prominent ascenders/descenders that give words a lively, bouncing silhouette. Connections are mostly continuous in the lowercase, while capitals are simple, slightly calligraphic shapes that sit cleanly alongside the flowing text. Numerals are similarly thin and rounded, matching the informal stroke behavior and open, uncompressed counters.
Well suited to short-to-medium phrases where a personal, handwritten voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, quote graphics, packaging callouts, and social media headlines. It performs best when given room to breathe, as the thin strokes and tall extenders benefit from comfortable line spacing and modest tracking.
The overall tone feels personal and breezy—more like neat pen lettering than formal calligraphy. Its tall loops and spare endings add a playful, handwritten charm that reads friendly and lightly elegant without becoming ornate.
The design appears intended to capture clean, modern penmanship in a connected script, prioritizing lightness, legibility, and a graceful vertical flow. It aims for an approachable handwritten look that can add personality to display text without heavy ornamentation.
Spacing appears moderately open for a script, helping keep the thin strokes from tangling at text sizes. Several forms emphasize verticality (notably in ascenders and looped letters), so lines of text gain a distinct upward rhythm and a slightly animated texture.