Print Osbep 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, greeting cards, casual, lively, friendly, youthful, expressive, handwritten feel, friendly tone, energetic display, casual branding, brushy, slanted, rounded, tapered, bouncy.
An informal handwritten print with a consistent rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show gentle modulation and tapered terminals, with rounded turns and occasional hooked entries that suggest quick, confident writing. Letterforms are narrow and slightly bouncy on the baseline, with variable internal spacing that keeps the texture organic rather than rigid. Capitals are simple and open, while lowercase forms stay compact with relatively small counters and modest ascenders/descenders, maintaining an overall brisk rhythm.
Best suited to short, expressive settings such as headlines, posters, product labels, menus, social graphics, and greeting-card style messaging. It also works for pull quotes or accent text where a human touch is desired and the brushy stroke texture can be appreciated.
The tone reads upbeat and personable, like casual note-taking or a friendly headline on packaging. Its lively bounce and brushy terminals add warmth and motion, giving text an energetic, conversational character without becoming messy.
Designed to capture the immediacy of casual brush handwriting in an unconnected print style, prioritizing warmth and momentum over strict typographic uniformity. The narrow, slanted forms and tapered terminals aim to deliver energetic emphasis in display-focused applications.
At larger sizes the tapered ends and rhythmic slant become a defining feature, while longer passages show a lively, irregular cadence typical of hand lettering. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simplified shapes and a consistent forward movement.