Cursive Efmay 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, quotes, casual, lively, personal, modern, friendly, handwritten voice, signature look, expressive display, casual branding, quick note, brushy, leaning, airy, loose, gestural.
A brisk handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes are smooth and continuous, with rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries that suggest fast, confident writing. Letterforms are compact and tall, with a small lowercase body and long, open ascenders/descenders; spacing is slightly irregular in a natural way, creating a lively rhythm. Capitals are simplified and single-stroke in spirit, while lowercase forms stay legible with open counters and minimal ornamentation.
Well suited for short to medium display settings where an authentic handwritten voice is desired—brand marks, packaging callouts, social posts, posters, invitations, and quote graphics. It performs best at larger sizes where the tight proportions and quick stroke turns can breathe.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like a quick signature or a note written with a felt-tip/brush pen. It reads energetic and contemporary rather than formal, projecting approachability and spontaneity.
Designed to capture the immediacy of casual brush handwriting while maintaining enough consistency for repeated use in headlines and expressive phrases. The emphasis appears to be on speed, personality, and a clean, modern script silhouette rather than formal calligraphic structure.
Connections between letters are intermittent, so the script often reads as semi-connected rather than fully joined throughout. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with fluid curves and slight baseline liveliness, making them feel cohesive in mixed text.