Cursive Arnuf 4 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, posters, invitations, friendly, expressive, playful, casual, lively, handwritten charm, display impact, friendly voice, craft aesthetic, brushy, looping, slanted, monoline feel, bouncy.
A lively, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and rounded, looping construction. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation that reads like pressure from a flexible tip, with tapered entry/exit strokes and occasional bulb-like terminals. Letterforms are compact with relatively small counters and a bouncy baseline rhythm, mixing connected cursive behavior with some partial separations for clarity. The overall texture is dark and energetic, with smooth curves and soft joins that keep the forms readable at display sizes.
Well-suited to branding accents, packaging labels, posters, and social media graphics where a handmade script can carry personality. It also works for invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes, especially when set with ample size and spacing to let the loops and contrast breathe.
The tone is warm and personable, with an upbeat, handmade character that feels conversational rather than formal. Its sweeping loops and bold strokes suggest enthusiasm and approachability, lending a fun, crafty mood to headlines and short phrases.
Designed to emulate confident brush handwriting with a polished, market-ready consistency. The intention appears to balance expressive calligraphic flair—through contrast and looping capitals—with practical legibility for short display text.
Capitals are showier and more gestural, while the lowercase maintains a steady cadence with prominent ascenders/descenders that add motion. Numerals and punctuation follow the same calligraphic logic, keeping the set cohesive in mixed copy, though the dense stroke weight suggests avoiding very small sizes where counters may close up.