Cursive Diraf 4 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, energetic, expressive, casual, handmade, playful, brush lettering, signature feel, casual display, human warmth, brushy, textured, slanted, looping, gestural.
A lively brush-pen script with a pronounced rightward slant and energetic, tapered strokes. Letterforms show strong thick–thin modulation and occasional dry-brush texture, giving the outlines a slightly rough, ink-on-paper character. Capitals are tall and sweeping with simplified, open counters, while lowercase forms are compact with a relatively low x-height and long, gestural ascenders/descenders. Connections are intermittent rather than fully continuous, and spacing feels organically irregular in a way that reinforces the hand-drawn rhythm.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, packaging callouts, and social media graphics where the brush texture and motion can read clearly. It also works well for quotes, invitations, and casual display lines when paired with a quieter companion typeface for body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and personal, like quick signature writing or a confident marker note. Its textured strokes and swift movement convey spontaneity and warmth, with a lightly dramatic flair from the tall capitals and sharp terminals.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering—fast strokes, high-contrast pressure changes, and a natural, slightly imperfect rhythm—while maintaining consistent proportions across the alphabet for repeatable display typography.
Numerals follow the same brushy construction, with distinctive, slightly angular turns and tapered endings that help them blend with text. In longer samples the strong slant and texture create a dynamic line, but the lively stroke variation and irregular joins can make dense paragraphs feel busy at small sizes.