Cursive Olkum 4 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social posts, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, headlines, friendly, casual, airy, personal, playful, handwritten feel, casual elegance, quick note, friendly branding, monoline, loopy, tall, wiry, bouncy.
A wiry, monoline handwritten script with tall proportions and a right-leaning slant. Strokes keep a consistent thickness with rounded turns and occasional tapered entry/exit flicks, giving the linework a quick, marker-pen feel. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with a lively baseline rhythm, generous ascenders/descenders, and compact counters that reinforce the narrow overall footprint. Uppercase forms are simplified and elongated, while lowercase relies on looped strokes (notably in letters like f, g, y) and narrow ovals for round characters.
Works well for short-to-medium display copy such as social media graphics, greeting cards, invitations, quotes, labels, and lifestyle packaging. It is especially effective in headlines or callouts where a personal, handwritten voice is desired and the tall, narrow rhythm can add elegance without feeling formal.
The font conveys an informal, approachable tone—like a quick note or caption written by hand. Its buoyant rhythm and lanky loops feel lighthearted and conversational, suited to friendly messaging rather than formal editorial typography.
Designed to emulate quick, legible cursive handwriting with a clean, monoline stroke and expressive loops. The intent appears to balance casual personality with enough consistency to function as a practical display script in branding and promotional contexts.
In the samples, texture comes from small variations in curvature and join behavior rather than contrast, which helps it read as natural handwriting. The numerals follow the same tall, slender construction, maintaining visual continuity with the letters.