Cursive Efkar 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, romantic, personal, vintage, airy, handwritten elegance, personal tone, decorative display, formal script, looping, calligraphic, slanted, delicate, monoline-ish.
A flowing cursive script with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, continuous strokes. Letterforms are narrow and tall with long ascenders and descenders, and a notably small x-height that gives the lowercase a compact core. Strokes read as pen-drawn with gentle, rounded joins and occasional looped construction, producing a light, airy texture. Capitals are more expressive and sweeping, while numerals are simple and similarly slanted, keeping the overall rhythm cohesive.
Works well for short-to-medium display lines where a handwritten, refined tone is desirable—such as invitations, announcements, greeting cards, boutique branding, and product packaging. It also suits headings or pull quotes when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The font feels intimate and graceful, like quick formal handwriting with a touch of old-fashioned charm. Its looping motion and lightness suggest warmth and refinement rather than boldness, making it suited to sentimental, polished communication.
Designed to mimic neat, flowing handwriting with an elegant cadence, prioritizing graceful word shapes, decorative capitals, and a light, pen-like presence for expressive display use.
Spacing appears moderately open for a script, helping individual letters remain distinct even with the connected cursive flow. The sample text shows smooth word shapes and consistent movement across long lines, with capitals providing decorative emphasis without overwhelming the line.