Cursive Efbap 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, quotes, posters, casual, expressive, energetic, modern, personal, signature feel, handmade tone, contemporary script, expressive display, casual elegance, brushy, tapered, looping, slanted, airy.
A lively, slanted script with brush-pen construction and visibly tapered stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow and compact with a quick rhythm, mixing smooth curves with occasional sharp turns and hooked terminals. Strokes show moderate thickness variation and an uneven, hand-drawn texture, with many forms built from single, continuous gestures and open counters. Uppercase characters are tall and prominent with sweeping entrances/exits, while lowercase stays small and tight with frequent ascender loops and minimal interior space.
Best suited for short, expressive settings such as branding accents, packaging labels, social posts, pull quotes, invitations, and poster headlines. It works especially well when used at larger sizes where the brush texture and tapered terminals can be appreciated, and as a secondary display face paired with a clean sans or serif for body text.
The overall tone feels informal and personal, like fast handwritten notes or a signature. Its confident slant, flicked terminals, and energetic flow give it a contemporary, lifestyle-forward mood that reads friendly rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, authentic brush-script signature feel—fluid, stylish, and slightly imperfect—while remaining consistent enough for repeated use in display typography.
Spacing appears intentionally loose in places to preserve the natural handwritten cadence, and letter widths vary noticeably across the alphabet. Numerals keep the same brushy, calligraphic logic and lean, with curved forms and soft terminals that match the text rhythm.