Cursive Efkos 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, romantic, classic, personal, gentle, handwritten polish, calligraphic feel, decorative capitals, warm tone, display clarity, flowing, looping, calligraphic, slanted, refined.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and smooth, continuous stroke movement. Letterforms are built from rounded, looping curves with tapered terminals and modest thick–thin modulation that suggests a pen-like ductus rather than rigid geometry. The lowercase is compact with relatively small bowls and ascenders/descenders that add vertical liveliness, while capitals are larger and more decorative, featuring broad entry strokes and sweeping curves. Spacing and connections feel handwritten and slightly irregular in width, keeping an organic rhythm while maintaining overall consistency.
Well-suited for invitations, greeting cards, and event materials where a refined handwritten feel is desired. It also works for boutique branding, product packaging, and short display copy such as headlines, quotes, and signatures where its lively capitals and cursive flow can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The font reads as graceful and personable, with a soft, romantic tone. Its looping forms and gentle contrast evoke traditional handwritten correspondence and classic signage, balancing polish with an informal warmth.
Designed to emulate a practiced, calligraphic handwriting style with smooth joins and expressive capitals, aiming for legible elegance rather than rough spontaneity. The consistent slant, looping construction, and pen-like modulation suggest an intention to provide a polished script for decorative display use.
Capitals have a showy, signature-like presence that can lead a word, while the lowercase maintains a steady cursive cadence. Numerals follow the same slanted, written style with curved forms and tapered ends, visually matching text in mixed settings.