Cursive Efgen 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, greeting cards, social media, packaging, casual, elegant, lively, romantic, personal, handwritten feel, personal tone, expressive capitals, quick rhythm, signature look, looping, flowing, slanted, monoline, airy.
A slanted, handwritten script with smooth, continuous strokes and an even, pen-like weight. Letterforms lean forward with long, open curves, frequent entry/exit strokes, and occasional looped constructions in capitals and descenders. The rhythm alternates between compact joins and extended swashes, creating a lively baseline movement and a slightly variable, organic spacing typical of hand-drawn writing. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, staying light and rounded with simple, brisk terminals.
Well-suited to signatures, personal branding wordmarks, invitations, greeting cards, and short promotional lines where a handwritten voice is desired. It also works nicely for packaging accents and social graphics, especially in headlines or highlighted phrases rather than dense body copy.
The overall tone feels personable and upbeat, like quick but practiced handwriting on an invitation or note. Its looping capitals and flowing connections add a hint of elegance, while the casual stroke endings keep it approachable rather than formal.
Designed to mimic natural cursive handwriting with a smooth, fast rhythm and expressive capitals, balancing polish with an informal, personal feel. The consistent pen-like stroke and flowing joins emphasize continuity and gesture over strict typographic regularity.
Capitals are more expressive and oversized relative to lowercase, with prominent loops and diagonal strokes that can become focal points in short phrases. The script maintains good continuity in connected text, but its lively forms and tight proportions suggest it will read best with a bit of breathing room and at moderate-to-large sizes.