Cursive Efbav 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, logotypes, elegant, romantic, personal, refined, vintage, signature look, decorative caps, handwritten charm, display script, looping, flourished, calligraphic, swashy, slanted.
A slanted, calligraphic script with smooth, continuous strokes and pronounced entry/exit hooks. Letterforms are built from narrow, looping shapes with medium stroke modulation that suggests a pointed-pen influence rather than a monoline marker. Capitals feature generous swashes and open counters, while the lowercase maintains a compact body with long ascenders and descenders that create a tall, airy rhythm. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, giving the line a lively, handwritten cadence.
Well-suited for wedding materials, invitations, greeting cards, and boutique branding where a refined handwritten signature is desired. It can also work for packaging accents, headlines, and short pull quotes, especially where decorative capitals can be featured at larger sizes.
The overall tone is graceful and intimate, with a romantic, slightly vintage feel. Flowing curves and expressive capitals add a sense of ceremony and charm, while the brisk slant keeps it energetic and personable rather than formal in a typographic sense.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident penmanship with a polished calligraphic finish—balancing legibility with expressive loops and swashes for display-oriented settings.
The script reads best when given room for its long extenders and flourished capitals; the narrow construction helps words stay compact, but the swashes can become visually busy if set too tightly. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, lightly modulated forms that blend well with text.