Cursive Efdey 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, quotes, social media, casual, expressive, friendly, playful, personal, handwritten feel, signature look, warm tone, fast brush pen, brushy, calligraphic, looping, slanted, monolinear.
A lively, right-slanted script with a brush-pen feel and smooth, continuous strokes. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with long ascenders and descenders and a notably small x-height in the lowercase, creating an airy, elegant vertical rhythm. Strokes show subtle pressure-like modulation and tapered terminals rather than sharp serifs, and the overall texture is fluid with occasional looped joins and open counters. Spacing appears naturally irregular in a handwritten way, with variable letter widths and a slightly bouncing baseline that keeps the word shapes active.
This font works well for short-to-medium display text where a handwritten voice is desired—logos, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, and social posts. It also performs nicely for headings or pull-quotes when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The tone is informal and personable, balancing elegance with spontaneity. Its flowing motion and soft terminals read as friendly and expressive, suited to upbeat messages and conversational branding rather than strict formality.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting with consistent slant and smooth connectivity, delivering a signature-like personality while remaining clean enough for repeated use in branding and editorial display.
Uppercase forms are more gestural and sweeping than the lowercase, acting like signature-style initials and giving strong word-start presence. Numerals are similarly handwritten, with simple, curved constructions that match the script’s rhythm and maintain continuity with the letterforms.