Cursive Yihe 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, quotes, casual, energetic, personal, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive display, quick note look, brushy, textured, looping, slanted, spiky.
A lively cursive hand with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen behavior. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, occasional thickened downstrokes, and visible texture that suggests dry-brush or quick marker pressure changes. Letterforms are compact and narrow with tall ascenders/descenders and a notably small x-height, creating a vertical, wiry rhythm. Connections are frequent in running text, with sharp joins, open counters, and slightly irregular terminals that keep the line feeling fast and human.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where a handwritten personality is desirable—logos, packaging callouts, poster headlines, social graphics, and quote treatments. It can also work for product labels or event materials where an energetic, personal tone is needed, but it is less ideal for small sizes or long paragraphs due to its narrow proportions and textured, fast rhythm.
The overall tone is informal and spontaneous, like quick handwritten notes or a personal signature. Its brisk, slightly edgy rhythm feels energetic and modern-casual rather than formal or decorative. The textured stroke edges add a handcrafted grit that reads friendly and authentic.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting—signature-like, compact, and expressive—while remaining coherent across a full basic Latin set and numerals. The narrow, slanted construction and small x-height emphasize speed and gesture over strict uniformity, prioritizing personality and motion in display settings.
Capitals are simplified and gestural, often resembling signature-style initials that can dominate word shapes. Spacing and stroke endings are intentionally uneven, which adds character but can make dense settings feel busy. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded loops and variable stroke thickness, fitting naturally alongside the letters.