Script Ennin 4 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, social media, retro, cheerful, casual, friendly, confident, hand-lettered look, display impact, friendly tone, retro script, brushy, rounded, monoline-ish, looping, bouncy.
A right-leaning brush script with thick, smoothly tapered strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a lively baseline rhythm and generous entry/exit strokes that suggest connected writing even when glyphs appear separated. Curves are full and soft, counters are relatively small, and several capitals feature simple swashes and hook-like starts. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with broad curves and clear, single-stroke construction.
Best suited to short to medium display settings such as headlines, logos, packaging callouts, invitations, and promotional graphics where a friendly handwritten voice is desired. It can work for brief emphasis in body copy, but the dense stroke weight and compact proportions are most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, reading as hand-lettered and informal rather than ceremonial. Its weight and brisk slant give it a confident, poster-friendly energy with a subtle retro sign-painting feel.
The font appears designed to emulate bold brush pen lettering with a smooth, controlled script structure—prioritizing warmth, speed, and visual punch over formal calligraphic delicacy. Its forms aim for a consistent hand-drawn impression that remains legible in all-caps and mixed-case settings.
The design emphasizes momentum: many characters show brush-style thickening through curves and gentle tapering at joins and ends. Spacing appears tuned for display, with the texture becoming quite dark in longer lines, favoring larger sizes where the internal shapes and loops stay distinct.