Cursive Efrem 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, invitations, casual, friendly, expressive, handwritten, contemporary, personal voice, brush script, quick handwriting, expressive display, brushy, looping, fluid, slanted, monoline-ish.
A lively, slanted script with a brush-pen feel and smoothly tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow with compact counters and a tight rhythm, mixing rounded loops with quick, angled joins. Uppercase capitals are more flamboyant and swashy, while the lowercase stays compact and flowing, producing an energetic baseline movement. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, slightly irregular curves and consistent stroke texture.
Well-suited for short, expressive copy such as brand marks, product packaging callouts, social graphics, and headlines where a personal voice is desired. It also works nicely for invitations and greeting-style applications, especially when set with generous tracking or paired with a simple sans for supporting text.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, like quick but confident handwriting. Its looping forms and brisk slant give it an expressive, conversational character that feels modern and informal rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting in a clean, repeatable alphabet, balancing casual authenticity with enough consistency for cohesive word shapes. Its narrow proportions and brisk slant prioritize energy and compactness for display-oriented settings.
Connections are implied through entry and exit strokes, and many letters appear designed to link smoothly in word settings, while still remaining legible at display sizes. The texture stays consistent across the alphabet, with slight natural variation that reinforces an authentic hand-drawn look.