Cursive Efdey 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, headlines, casual, energetic, personal, playful, friendly, handwritten feel, brush lettering, casual display, personal tone, expressive caps, brushy, fluid, looping, slanted, monoline-ish.
A lively, brush-pen style script with a consistent rightward slant and fast, gestural stroke rhythm. The forms show rounded entries and exits, frequent looped constructions, and tapered terminals that suggest pressure from a flexible tool. Capitals are large and expressive with broad, sweeping curves, while lowercase letters are compact with tight counters and short extenders, creating a bouncy baseline texture. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open, slightly irregular shapes and smooth joins where strokes overlap.
Well-suited to short, expressive text such as branding marks, product packaging accents, social posts, invitations, and headline-style display lines. It can add a human, handwritten signature to quotes, menu callouts, and promotional graphics where personality matters more than extended reading comfort.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident handwriting on a note or label. Its brisk movement and looping shapes give it an upbeat, approachable feel that reads as contemporary and handmade rather than formal or ceremonial.
The font appears intended to capture the look of quick brush lettering—fluid, slightly irregular, and confidently slanted—while staying consistent enough for repeatable display use. Its expressive capitals and compact lowercase suggest a focus on punchy titles and conversational messaging.
Stroke connections appear selective rather than fully continuous, so word images feel naturally handwritten with small breaks and re-entries. The design’s narrow letterfit and compact lowercase make spacing and rhythm feel tight and energetic, with capitals providing most of the visual flair.