Cursive Efkis 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, headlines, invitations, casual, lively, friendly, personal, retro, handwritten warmth, display script, brand voice, casual elegance, note-like tone, brushlike, slanted, looping, fluid, monoline-leaning.
A slanted, brush-pen script with smooth, continuous strokes and gently tapered terminals. Letterforms are compact and relatively narrow, with quick entry/exit strokes that encourage a flowing rhythm across words. Curves are open and rounded, with occasional looped constructions in capitals and descenders, while stroke endings stay clean rather than overly textured. Uppercase shapes are expressive but remain consistent in style, and the numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, rounded forms and slight bounce.
Well-suited to logos, boutique branding, packaging, and promotional headlines where a friendly handwritten voice is needed. It also works nicely for invitations, quotes, and social media graphics, particularly at medium-to-large sizes where the brushlike modulation and looping forms can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like a neat handwritten note made with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its energetic slant and buoyant curves give it a cheerful, conversational character, with a hint of vintage sign-off warmth rather than formal calligraphy.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident cursive written with a brush pen—polished enough for display use while keeping the spontaneity and warmth of real handwriting. Its compact width and steady rhythm suggest an emphasis on creating lively word shapes that remain readable in short to medium text settings.
Connections between letters are implied through long joining strokes and tight spacing, producing a cohesive word image even when individual letters remain clearly legible. The short lowercase proportions and compact counters make it look best when given a little breathing room in tracking and line spacing, especially in longer phrases.