Cursive Efkom 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, casual, friendly, expressive, lively, modern, handwritten feel, brush lettering, informal voice, headline impact, personal tone, brushy, slanted, monoline-ish, tapered, looping.
A brisk, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and narrow, space-saving proportions. Strokes show subtle pressure-driven thick–thin modulation, with tapered terminals and occasional ink-trap-like notches where strokes overlap. Letterforms favor simplified, handwritten constructions with open counters and long, sweeping entry/exit strokes; ascenders are tall and lean while the lowercase remains compact. Overall rhythm is energetic and slightly irregular in a natural way, maintaining cohesion across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its motion and texture can be appreciated, such as logos, brand marks, packaging callouts, posters, and social graphics. It can work for quotes, invitations, and subheads when set with generous line spacing to accommodate the taller strokes and lively joins.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident handwriting done with a felt-tip or brush pen. It reads upbeat and contemporary, balancing charm with enough clarity to feel usable rather than purely decorative.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering—clean enough to typeset smoothly, but with deliberate stroke variation and swashy movement to preserve a hand-drawn feel. Its narrow stance and compact lowercase suggest an aim for efficient, punchy headlines that still feel personal.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, with several forms using extended swashes and looped strokes that create a strong headline presence. Numerals follow the same brush logic with curved, handwritten shapes and soft joins that keep the set visually unified.