Cursive Dedap 4 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, airy, personal, handwritten feel, casual voice, quick notes, warm tone, easy flow, monoline, looping, bouncy, informal, hand-drawn.
A casual handwritten script with a fast, pen-drawn rhythm and a consistent, lightly pressured stroke. Letterforms lean forward with tall ascenders and descenders, compact lowercase bodies, and open counters that keep the texture airy. Terminals are often tapered or softly rounded, with frequent loop construction in letters like g, y, and z, and occasional retracing that adds a natural, sketched quality. Capitals are simple and upright in structure, designed to sit comfortably beside the flowing lowercase without becoming overly decorative.
Well-suited for short, expressive text such as invitations, greeting cards, brand tags, packaging accents, and social media graphics. It works best at display sizes where the thin strokes and compact lowercase can remain clear, and where a handwritten tone is desirable.
The overall tone is friendly and relaxed, like quick notes written with a fine marker or pen. Its narrow, lively movement and looping gestures give it a youthful, approachable feel that reads as spontaneous rather than formal.
Designed to capture the immediacy of everyday cursive handwriting while keeping letterforms clean and repeatable for typesetting. The focus appears to be on an easygoing, personable voice with simple capitals and a smooth, continuous flow through the lowercase.
The sample text shows clear word shapes and a steady baseline with slight natural irregularities typical of hand lettering. Numerals follow the same light, drawn line and lean, with simple forms that match the script’s informal character.