Cursive Efkar 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social posts, headlines, casual, playful, personal, energetic, romantic, handwritten feel, expressive display, modern script, signature look, decorative caps, brushy, looping, swashy, lively, bouncy.
A lively cursive script with a right-leaning posture and brush-pen modulation that creates tapered entry and exit strokes. Letterforms are compact and tall, with small lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders, giving lines a bouncy rhythm. Many capitals use generous loops and occasional swash-like flourishes, while lowercase shapes stay relatively tight and quick, with simplified joins and a handwritten irregularity in stroke endings. Overall spacing is on the tight side, and the stroke texture alternates between rounded curves and sharp flicks, producing a dynamic, signature-like flow.
Best suited for short display text such as logos, product names, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics where a handwritten voice is desired. It can also work for pull quotes or emphasis lines, while longer paragraphs may feel busy due to the compact lowercase and energetic stroke rhythm.
The font reads as friendly and expressive, like fast handwritten lettering done with a flexible marker. Its looping capitals and flicked terminals add a touch of charm and spontaneity, making it feel informal and personable rather than formal or restrained.
Designed to emulate modern brush-script handwriting with expressive capitals and quick, confident lowercase forms. The intent appears to prioritize personality and motion—creating distinctive wordmarks and lively headlines—over strict uniformity or text-centric readability.
Capitals are visually dominant and decorative, especially in letters with large initial curves and looped bowls, which can create strong word shapes in display settings. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same brisk, handwritten energy, with slightly varied widths and occasional angular turns that reinforce the hand-drawn character.