Cursive Pobam 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, quotes, greeting cards, friendly, casual, whimsical, handmade, retro, handwritten charm, friendly voice, playful display, brush-script feel, brushy, looped, bouncy, rounded, expressive.
A lively cursive with a brush-pen feel, built from smooth, looped strokes and noticeable thick–thin modulation. Letterforms lean forward with a springy rhythm, mixing tall ascenders and generous loops with compact bowls and a comparatively small midline. Terminals tend to taper softly, and many shapes show subtle entry/exit strokes that suggest continuous writing rather than constructed forms. Overall spacing and widths feel organic, with narrow, upright counters balanced by occasional flourishes in capitals and descenders.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten voice is desirable—logos, labels, invitations, greeting cards, pull quotes, and social graphics. It can also work for brief emphasis in editorial layouts, but its expressive strokes and compact midline favor larger sizes over long body text.
The tone is upbeat and personable, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes, packaging, or social messages. Its contrast and looping gestures add a touch of charm and light drama without feeling formal, giving text an inviting, handcrafted presence.
Designed to capture the look of natural, flowing handwriting with a brushy contrast and playful loops, providing a distinctive, personable alternative to neutral scripts for display-focused typography.
Capitals are more decorative than the lowercase, with prominent swashes and looped structures that create strong word-shape at the start of lines. Numerals and lowercase share the same cursive logic, keeping the set visually consistent for mixed-content uses.