Cursive Efbid 18 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, invitations, quotes, casual, playful, friendly, retro, lively, handwritten feel, warmth, motion, display flair, informality, brushy, looping, slanted, rounded, bouncy.
A slanted, brush-like script with fluid joins and a lightly bouncy baseline. Strokes show calligraphic modulation with rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries/exits, giving the letterforms a quick, written rhythm. Uppercase forms are more decorative and looped, while lowercase stays compact with a comparatively small x-height and tall ascenders/descenders. Numerals are similarly cursive and slightly irregular in width, reinforcing an organic, handwritten texture.
Best suited to short, expressive settings where personality is the goal—logos, packaging callouts, poster headlines, social graphics, invitations, and pull quotes. It can work for subheads as well, but the compact x-height and lively joins suggest avoiding long body text and very small sizes.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, like a confident note written with a soft brush pen. Its energetic loops and forward motion add a cheerful, slightly nostalgic character that reads as approachable rather than formal.
Designed to mimic fast, stylish cursive handwriting with a brush-pen feel, balancing readability with expressive loops and a forward-leaning rhythm. The intent appears to be adding warmth and motion to display typography while keeping shapes consistent enough for repeated use.
Letter spacing appears moderately tight in text, with frequent connections and overlapping swashes that can create dense word shapes at smaller sizes. The most distinctive flavor comes from the expressive capitals and the generous curves in letters like g, y, and z, which add flair without becoming overly ornate.