Script Efmut 8 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, casual, friendly, energetic, retro, confident, handwritten realism, display impact, approachable tone, brush lettering, brushy, slanted, rounded, bouncy, expressive.
This script has a brush-pen look with a pronounced rightward slant and lively, tapered strokes. Letterforms are compact and tall, with rounded terminals and occasional wedge-like ends that suggest quick, pressure-sensitive writing. Curves are smooth and elastic, and spacing varies slightly from glyph to glyph, creating an organic rhythm. Capitals are simplified and upright-leaning with minimal flourishes, while lowercase forms show more cursive structure and flowing joins in word settings.
It works best for short to medium-length display use where a warm, handwritten voice is desired—such as logos, packaging labels, café or lifestyle branding, posters, and social media graphics. The compact letterforms also suit narrow layout areas like product tags, stickers, and punchy headline lines.
The overall tone feels upbeat and personable, like an informal handwritten note rendered with a confident marker. Its buoyant motion and soft, rounded endings give it a welcoming, approachable character with a hint of vintage sign-painting energy.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush lettering while keeping forms consistent enough for repeatable, polished display typography. It balances an informal handwritten feel with clear silhouettes that remain readable in prominent, high-contrast applications.
In longer text, the stroke texture and slant create strong forward movement, while the narrow proportions help keep words compact. Numerals share the same handwritten construction and rounded shaping, visually aligning with the letters for cohesive titling and short callouts.