Cursive Efleb 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, quotes, invites, social media, casual, friendly, lively, personal, retro, handwritten feel, warmth, expressive caps, quick rhythm, casual display, monoline-ish, looping, brushlike, slanted, airy.
A slanted handwritten script with a brisk, forward rhythm and brush-pen character. Strokes show gentle thick–thin modulation and soft, rounded terminals, with frequent looped entries and exits that create a lightly connected, flowing texture in words. Capitals are tall and expressive with open counters and sweeping curves, while lowercase forms stay compact with short bodies and quick ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, with simplified, single-stroke constructions and rounded turns.
Works well for short-to-medium lines where a friendly handwritten voice is desired, such as branding accents, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It’s especially suited to headlines, signatures, and pull quotes where the expressive capitals and flowing joins can be showcased at larger sizes.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick but confident handwriting. Its lively curves and looped forms feel upbeat and approachable, leaning toward a modern casual script with a slight retro note.
Designed to emulate fast, legible cursive handwriting with a brush-pen feel, balancing expressiveness in the capitals with simple, rhythmic lowercase shapes for smooth reading in display settings.
Spacing appears intentionally loose enough to keep individual letters readable despite the cursive joins, and the slant and stroke rhythm remain consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures. The design favors smooth continuous motion over rigid geometry, giving it a natural, hand-drawn cadence.