Cursive Efkiy 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, headlines, packaging, social media, invitations, casual, friendly, energetic, handmade, modern, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, approachable tone, quick brush script, brushy, slanted, looping, fluid, textured.
A lively brush-script with a consistent rightward slant and subtly tapered strokes that suggest a pressure-sensitive pen. Letterforms are compact and tall, with long ascenders/descenders and a relatively small lowercase body, creating a vertical, agile rhythm. Strokes alternate between rounded, ink-rich curves and sharper entry/exit flicks, with occasional open counters and simplified joins that keep words moving. Capitals are larger and more gestural, often starting with a bold lead-in stroke, while numerals follow the same handwritten logic with smooth curves and quick terminals.
This font performs best at headline and short-phrase sizes where its brush texture and animated stroke endings can be appreciated. It’s well-suited to lifestyle branding, packaging callouts, café or boutique signage, social posts, and casual invitation designs. For longer passages, it works better as accent text paired with a simpler companion face.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, reading like quick, confident handwriting meant for display. Its brisk stroke rhythm and springy loops give it an expressive, informal feel that suits contemporary, friendly messaging rather than formal stationery.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing—fast, legible, and expressive—while maintaining enough consistency for repeated use in brand and promotional contexts.
Spacing feels deliberately uneven in a natural way, with some letters linking closely and others separating slightly, reinforcing an authentic handwritten cadence. The most distinctive character comes from the elongated, swooping ascenders and the brush-like terminals that add motion at word ends.