Cursive Ponat 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, personal, lively, handwritten warmth, informal display, personal tone, quick lettering, brushlike, looping, bouncy, upright-leaning, monoline-ish.
A relaxed handwritten script with brushlike strokes, rounded terminals, and a gently bouncing baseline. Letterforms show high contrast between thicker downstrokes and finer connecting strokes, with frequent entry/exit swashes and occasional loops in capitals and descenders. The shapes are compact and narrow overall, with simplified joins that keep words flowing while still allowing some letters to sit slightly apart. Numerals and capitals maintain the same informal, hand-drawn rhythm and soft, tapered endings.
Well suited to short display text such as logos, product labels, invitations, greeting cards, social media graphics, and pull quotes. It works best when given room to breathe and used at moderate-to-large sizes where the contrast and loops can stay clear.
The font reads warm and approachable, like quick, confident marker lettering. Its looping gestures and lively rhythm lend a cheerful, informal tone that feels personal rather than polished.
The design appears intended to capture the look of natural, everyday cursive writing with a brush-pen feel—expressive enough for personality-forward headlines while remaining readable for short phrases.
Capitals are expressive and signature-like, with occasional extended lead-in strokes and rounded counters. Lowercase forms favor simple, open constructions that stay legible at display sizes, while the thin connectors can become delicate at small sizes or in low-contrast print situations.