Cursive Efgin 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, invitations, casual, friendly, expressive, handmade, playful, handwritten feel, modern script, quick signature, informal charm, display impact, brushy, looping, swashy, rounded, monolinear.
A lively script with a brush-pen feel, combining smooth curves with occasional sharper, tapered terminals. Strokes lean consistently forward and show subtle pressure variation, creating gentle thick–thin rhythm without becoming calligraphic. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with tall ascenders/descenders and small, quick lowercase bodies that keep the texture light. Connections are implied through flowing entry/exit strokes, while many characters remain loosely linked rather than fully joined, preserving a handwritten irregularity.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where a human touch is desirable, such as logos, product labels, event invites, headers, quotes, and social graphics. It can also work for accent text in editorial layouts, but the small lowercase structure and lively stroke endings favor larger sizes over long body copy.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes or signatures. Soft loops and rounded counters add warmth, while the brisk slant and energetic joins give it a spirited, conversational feel.
The design appears intended to emulate natural brush handwriting with an easy, modern script flow—prioritizing personality and momentum over strict formal consistency. Its compact proportions and animated caps suggest a focus on punchy headlines and signature-style branding.
Caps are prominent and gestural, with several forms built from single sweeping strokes that read well at display sizes. Numerals and punctuation match the same brisk, pen-drawn rhythm, and the baseline has a subtly organic stability rather than rigid uniformity.