Cursive Efkes 1 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, branding, friendly, personal, romantic, casual, lighthearted, handwritten, inviting, expressive, quick, legible, fluid, rounded, compact, tapered, looping.
A slanted, flowing script with smooth, continuous strokes and gently rounded turns. The letterforms are compact and streamlined, with modest ascenders and descenders and a notably petite lowercase presence compared to the capitals. Strokes stay fairly even, with occasional tapered ends and soft entry/exit strokes that create a quick handwritten cadence. Overall spacing feels airy enough for word-shapes to read clearly while retaining an informal, note-like character.
Well suited to short to medium-length display copy where a personal voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging accents, social graphics, and lifestyle branding. It can work effectively for headers and highlighted phrases, signatures, and bylines, especially when paired with a simple sans or serif for body text.
This script conveys a friendly, personal tone with a light touch of elegance. Its easy, flowing rhythm feels conversational and inviting rather than formal or ceremonial, with a subtle vintage penmanship charm.
The design appears intended to mimic neat everyday cursive writing with a consistent slant and smooth connective motion. It aims for a balance between personality and clarity, keeping forms simple and streamlined while preserving the spontaneity of pen-drawn strokes.
Capitals are more prominent and decorative than the lowercase, providing strong entry points for names and titles. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple forms and smooth curves, supporting casual applications like dates and small callouts.