Cursive Efbev 4 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, friendly, casual, lively, personal, retro, handwritten feel, expressiveness, signature style, display impact, brushy, slanted, looping, fluid, rounded.
A slanted brush-script with smooth, continuous strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms show a modest stroke modulation that suggests a pen or brush angle, with occasional tapered entries and exits. The rhythm is quick and flowing, with generous curves and looped shapes in many capitals and several lowercase letters, while counters remain open enough to keep the texture light. Overall spacing feels compact and energetic, with a baseline that reads steady even as individual glyphs show hand-drawn irregularities.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display text where a handwritten personality is desirable, such as logos, product labels, café menus, invitations, and social graphics. It also works for pull quotes and headings that benefit from a lively script presence. For best results, use at larger sizes and avoid overly long paragraphs where the cursive flow and decorative capitals may reduce readability.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—like informal handwriting used for a note, label, or casual headline. Its swashy capitals and fluid joins add a touch of retro charm, while the brisk slant keeps it feeling dynamic and contemporary. The overall impression is approachable rather than formal, favoring warmth and momentum over precision.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick brush handwriting while staying consistent enough for repeatable setting. By combining swashy uppercase forms with a more straightforward lowercase, it aims to deliver a signature-like look that feels expressive and informal in branding and display contexts.
Capitals are more decorative than the lowercase, with prominent loops and curved strokes that create clear word-shape at display sizes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded forms and simplified construction, keeping them visually consistent with the letters. The connected nature and energetic curves can build density in longer lines, making size and spacing important for clarity.