Cursive Ulku 4 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, social media, energetic, playful, bold, friendly, expressive, handmade feel, expressive display, casual branding, friendly emphasis, brushy, slanted, rounded, bouncy, organic.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with thick, confident strokes and visibly tapered terminals that mimic pressure changes. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed in feel, with a bouncy baseline and variable rhythm that keeps the texture lively. Curves are rounded and full, counters are relatively tight, and joins are fluid without being overly formal; many forms suggest quick, practiced handwriting rather than meticulous calligraphy. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while lowercase shapes stay compact with short extenders and a soft, looping structure.
Best suited for short, high-impact copy such as posters, headlines, product packaging, café/food branding, social graphics, and promotional badges. It can work for brief pull quotes or invitations when set with generous tracking and line spacing, but it is most effective as a display script rather than for extended reading.
The overall tone is upbeat and informal, like energetic hand lettering made for attention-grabbing phrases. Its punchy weight and lively slant give it a confident, friendly voice that feels contemporary and personable.
The design appears intended to replicate bold brush handwriting with a fast, expressive cadence, delivering a strong handmade feel while remaining legible in attention-first settings. It balances casual authenticity with enough consistency to function as a reliable headline script.
Stroke endings often finish in blunt or slightly flicked brush terminals, and the figures share the same handwritten momentum, reading clearly at display sizes. Spacing appears naturally irregular in a way that adds charm, but the dense stroke mass can create a dark color in longer lines of text.