Cursive Efgen 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, quotes, casual, playful, personal, airy, relaxed, handwritten feel, friendly tone, quick cursive, light flair, monolinear, looping, swashy, bouncy, organic.
This script has a quick, hand-drawn look with a steady, pen-like stroke and gently tapered ends. Letterforms lean forward and move in a lively rhythm, mixing rounded bowls with occasional looped entries and exits. The uppercase set is simple and open with a few decorative swashes, while lowercase forms are compact and narrow with a high, light touch and uneven, natural widths across words. Connections appear in flowing text, but individual shapes remain clear enough to read, with long ascenders and descenders adding vertical sparkle.
It suits short to medium text where warmth and personality matter—invites, cards, stickers, lifestyle packaging, and social graphics. It works especially well for headlines, names, and pull quotes where the flowing slant and looping terminals can be a feature, rather than for dense body copy.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like a neat note written quickly with a felt-tip or gel pen. Its bounce and looping terminals give it a friendly, slightly flirty energy that reads as modern casual rather than formal calligraphy.
The design appears intended to capture an everyday cursive handwriting feel with enough consistency to typeset smoothly. Decorative capitals and energetic ascenders/descenders provide a touch of flair while preserving a legible, conversational script texture.
Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with smooth curves and occasional open shapes that keep them light on the page. Spacing in the sample text looks naturally variable, supporting an organic handwritten cadence while still maintaining consistent stroke color.