Cursive Efleb 12 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, social media, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, playful, handwritten charm, expressive display, signature feel, flourished capitals, looping, flowing, calligraphic, bouncy, swashy.
A flowing cursive script with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, pen-like curves. Strokes are slender with gentle contrast, creating an airy texture and a lively rhythm across words. Letterforms favor long ascenders and descenders, frequent loops, and occasional swash-like entries and exits, while spacing and widths vary naturally as in fast, confident handwriting. Capitals are larger and more gestural, adding distinctive flourishes that help anchor headings and initials.
Well-suited to invitations, greeting cards, and romantic or lifestyle branding where an intimate, handwritten feel is desired. It can add personality to packaging, social posts, and short headlines or quotes, especially when set with generous spacing and a clean companion text face for longer reading.
The overall tone feels personable and expressive, balancing elegance with an informal, handwritten charm. Its looping forms and sweeping capitals suggest romance and warmth, while the lightness keeps it relaxed rather than formal or ceremonial.
Likely intended to capture a graceful, modern handwriting look with expressive capitals and smooth connected lowercase for display use. The design prioritizes fluidity and charm over strict uniformity, aiming for a natural written signature-like presence in titles and short phrases.
The samples show strong motion and joining behavior in lowercase, with connections that look intentional but not rigidly uniform, reinforcing a natural handwritten cadence. The figures follow the same slanted, cursive logic and sit comfortably alongside the letters for short numeric accents.