Cursive Efbuk 4 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, packaging, invitations, headlines, elegant, lively, personal, romantic, fluid, handwritten feel, signature style, expressive display, stylish branding, brushy, looping, slanted, tapered, airy.
A flowing cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen rhythm. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with moderate thick–thin modulation, giving letters a lightly calligraphic, written feel. Letterforms are compact and relatively narrow with a short x-height, while ascenders and capitals extend with long, sweeping curves. Connections are implied through continuous motion and frequent joining strokes, and overall spacing stays tight and energetic, creating a consistent forward drive across words.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where a handwritten voice is desirable, such as branding, boutique packaging, invitations, social graphics, and editorial headlines. It performs best at larger sizes where the subtle contrast and tight joins remain clear, and can add a personal signature-like accent when used sparingly alongside a simpler companion face.
The tone is expressive and personable, balancing elegance with informal ease. Its brisk slant and looping forms suggest momentum and warmth, lending a stylish, handwritten signature quality rather than a formal engraved look.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with a polished, fashion-forward flair. It prioritizes smooth rhythm and expressive capitals to create strong, distinctive wordmarks and display lines.
Capitals are showy and gestural, often with extended lead-in strokes that create strong word shapes. The numerals follow the same cursive logic, with angled, handwritten construction and tapered terminals that keep them visually integrated with the letters.