Cursive Efkey 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, packaging, apparel, retro, sporty, showcard, confident, energetic, display script, signature feel, vintage flair, high impact, brushy, slanted, monoline, looping, compact.
A compact, right-slanted cursive with a brush-pen feel and an overall monoline stroke. Letterforms are narrow and tightly proportioned, with small, pointed counters and brisk, tapered terminals that suggest quick handwriting. Capitals are prominent and flourished, featuring large entry strokes and occasional looped structures, while the lowercase stays small and condensed with simplified joins and minimal interior space. The texture is lively and slightly irregular in rhythm, creating a strong, continuous forward motion in words and phrases.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as logotypes, poster headlines, product names, and packaging callouts where the compact script can read as a bold signature. It also fits apparel graphics and sporty or retro-themed branding where a fast, hand-lettered impression is desirable.
The font reads as energetic and confident, with a vintage sign-painting and sporty script flavor. Its tight slant and sharp terminals give it urgency and momentum, while the big, swooping capitals add a showy, expressive touch.
Likely designed to capture a quick brush-script signature style with tight proportions and high visual punch. The emphasis on expressive capitals and brisk, slanted movement suggests an aim toward display typography that feels personal and dynamic rather than formal.
In text settings, the compact lowercase and narrow spacing produce a dense, dark word shape, and the most distinctive personality comes through in the uppercase forms and long connecting strokes. Numerals follow the same slanted, handwritten logic, with simple, fast construction and a consistent brush-like finish.