Cursive Efmal 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, quotes, greeting cards, social posts, branding, casual, friendly, handmade, lively, expressive, handwritten feel, casual display, personal tone, brush script, brushy, looping, slanted, bouncy, monoline-ish.
A lively handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes are mostly smooth and continuous, with gentle tapering at entry and exit points and occasional thicker downstrokes that add subtle modulation. Letterforms are tall and compact, with long ascenders and descenders and a relatively small lowercase body, producing a vertical, airy rhythm. Connections appear frequently in lowercase, while capitals read as standalone, simplified calligraphic forms with open counters and rounded turns.
Works well for short headlines, pull quotes, invitations, labels, and brand moments that benefit from a human touch. It’s especially effective at medium-to-large sizes where the looping details and tall proportions can breathe, and in mixed-case settings that leverage its energetic capitals.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick marker lettering in a notebook or on packaging. Its bouncy rhythm and slightly varied shapes convey spontaneity and warmth rather than precision or formality.
Likely designed to emulate fast, confident brush handwriting with an easy, conversational cadence. The goal appears to be an approachable script that feels personal and contemporary while remaining clean enough for display use.
Spacing and widths fluctuate naturally from glyph to glyph, enhancing the handwritten character. Several letters feature soft loops and teardrop-like terminals, and the numerals share the same slanted, flowing construction for a cohesive texture in mixed copy.