Cursive Efkef 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, logos, packaging, elegant, romantic, friendly, personal, lively, handwritten feel, graceful rhythm, signature style, casual elegance, looping, slanted, flowing, delicate, monoline-leaning.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant and smooth, calligraphic stroke motion. Letterforms are narrow and airy, with long ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase bodies that give the line a tall, graceful rhythm. Strokes show subtle thick–thin modulation and rounded terminals, with frequent loops and soft entry/exit strokes that suggest continuous handwriting even where letters don’t strictly connect. Spacing is open enough to keep counters clear, while overall proportions stay consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Well suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten signature vibe is desirable—wedding suites, invitations, greeting cards, boutique packaging, and lifestyle branding. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when you want an informal, human touch, especially with generous tracking and line spacing.
The font conveys a personable, elegant handwritten feel—warm and expressive without becoming overly ornate. Its looping forms and gentle curvature read as romantic and celebratory, with a light, agile energy that suits friendly messages and refined personal branding.
Designed to emulate a neat, stylized cursive hand with a refined, calligraphic cadence. The emphasis appears to be on fluid rhythm, graceful loops, and a consistent slanted texture that stays legible while still feeling personal and expressive.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, often built from sweeping initial strokes that set a calligraphic tone at the start of words. Lowercase shapes favor simple, single-story constructions with occasional flourished joins and looped descenders, which adds movement in longer text. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, maintaining the same slanted, lightly modulated stroke character.