Script Pobu 4 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, packaging, social media, headlines, friendly, playful, retro, casual, warm, hand-lettered feel, display impact, personable tone, modern brush, brushy, rounded, bouncy, swashy, calligraphic.
A slanted brush-script with energetic, tapered strokes and clear thick-to-thin modulation. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with rounded terminals and frequent entry/exit strokes that suggest quick, confident pen movement. Connections appear intermittently in the sample text, while many capitals read as standalone scripted initials with simple swash-like beginnings and ends. Counters are relatively tight and the overall rhythm is lively, with slight irregularities that keep it feeling hand-drawn rather than mechanically uniform.
This style is well-suited to short, expressive copy such as logos, product names, invitations, menu headers, posters, and social graphics where a handwritten presence is desirable. It works best when given room to breathe—moderate tracking and larger sizes help preserve the crisp stroke contrast and lively brush texture.
The font conveys a cheerful, personable tone—approachable and a bit nostalgic, like hand-lettered signage or a marker-brush note. Its buoyant curves and emphatic downstrokes give it an upbeat, expressive voice that feels informal and inviting.
The design appears intended to simulate modern brush lettering with a polished, catalog-ready consistency, balancing legibility with expressive stroke movement. Its compact proportions and assertive downstrokes aim to deliver strong display impact while maintaining a friendly, informal script personality.
Uppercase forms are more decorative than the lowercase, with bold, gestural silhouettes that stand out in headlines. Numerals follow the same brush logic, mixing rounded shapes with sharp, tapered joins for a cohesive, handwritten look. At smaller sizes, the heavier joins and tight counters can visually fill in, so it tends to favor display settings over dense text.