Cursive Efgan 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, packaging, social posts, invitations, posters, casual, friendly, lively, personal, playful, handwritten feel, expressive script, quick note, brand warmth, casual emphasis, brushlike, monolineish, looping, slanted, bouncy.
A slanted, brush-pen script with smooth, continuous strokes and rounded turns. Letterforms show a lively rhythm, with gently tapered terminals and occasional thickened downstrokes that suggest pressure from a flexible tip. Proportions are compact and tall, with narrow forms, modest bowls, and a relatively low x-height compared to the ascenders. Many lowercase letters connect naturally, and the uppercase set mixes simple entry strokes with a few looped, more decorative capitals.
This font works best for short-to-medium display text where a human, handwritten voice is desired—logos, product labels, café menus, quotes, headlines, invitations, and social media graphics. It can also suit brief UI accents or captions when a friendly, personal tone is the goal.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes, invites, and personal branding. Its energetic slant and springy curves give it a cheerful, conversational feel rather than a formal calligraphic one.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush handwriting with consistent forward motion, balancing legibility with expressive, pen-made texture. It prioritizes fluid word shapes and a natural writing cadence over strict geometric uniformity.
Spacing and joins create a continuous flow in words, while individual glyphs retain distinct handwritten quirks (notably in looped capitals and long, sweeping descenders). Numerals and uppercase letters match the same pen-driven motion, keeping the set cohesive in mixed text.