Cursive Efdar 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social posts, branding, packaging, posters, quotes, casual, energetic, friendly, expressive, personal, handwritten feel, quick lettering, signature accent, casual emphasis, display impact, brushy, slanted, looping, tapered, bouncy.
A lively, slanted script with a brush-pen feel, built from tapered strokes that swell and thin with directional pressure. Letterforms are compact and narrow with a tight rhythm, while long ascenders and descenders add vertical sparkle and keep the line moving. Strokes show rounded joins, occasional sharp turns, and open counters that favor speed over polish; connections appear frequent but not rigidly continuous, creating a natural handwritten flow. Caps are taller and more gestural than the lowercase, with simplified, signature-like structures and smooth entry/exit strokes.
This font fits short, expressive copy such as social media graphics, product labels, café menus, event flyers, and pull-quote headlines. It also works well as a signature-style accent in branding systems when paired with a quieter sans or serif for body text.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like quick marker lettering used for notes, captions, or a personal sign-off. Its brisk slant and looping forms convey motion and confidence, reading as approachable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush handwriting—compact, rhythmic, and visually engaging—prioritizing personality and momentum over strict calligraphic formality.
At smaller sizes the dense, narrow spacing and lively stroke modulation may benefit from generous tracking and line spacing. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, slightly angled forms that blend smoothly into the script’s rhythm.