Script Efnaf 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, invitations, casual, friendly, handwritten, vintage, playful, warmth, informality, motion, personal voice, display impact, slanted, monoline, rounded, bouncy, looping.
A slanted handwritten script with a lively, bouncy rhythm and compact proportions. Strokes read as mostly monoline with modest contrast from stroke direction, and terminals are rounded with occasional tapered flicks. Letterforms mix open curves and simple loops, with a gentle rightward lean and slightly irregular, humanized spacing that keeps it organic while staying consistent. Capitals are taller and more expressive, while lowercase forms stay compact with frequent joins and soft ascenders/descenders.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its personable motion can be appreciated—brand marks, packaging callouts, posters, and social graphics. It can also work for invitations, greeting cards, and editorial heads when paired with a calmer text face for contrast.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like quick, confident handwriting polished for display. Its buoyant curves and looping connections give it an upbeat, approachable character that can also hint at a lightly retro sign-painting or mid-century note-taking feel.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of natural handwriting while remaining clear and repeatable across a full alphabet and figures. Its slant, looping joins, and rounded terminals emphasize warmth and momentum for expressive display typography.
The font’s energy comes from angled stems, open counters, and occasional exaggerated entry/exit strokes (notably in capitals and letters with loops). Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, pairing simple shapes with slight curve and flare so they sit naturally alongside text.