Cursive Efkef 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, quotes, elegant, romantic, friendly, vintage, personal, handwritten polish, decorative caps, graceful script, personal tone, flowing, looped, swashy, slanted, smooth.
A flowing cursive with a consistent rightward slant and smooth, pen-like stroke modulation. Letterforms use long, tapered entry and exit strokes, frequent loops, and occasional swash-like terminals—especially in capitals—creating a lively rhythm across words. The lowercase is compact with tall ascenders and deep descenders that add vertical movement, while spacing and character widths vary to preserve a natural handwritten cadence. Numerals and punctuation follow the same calligraphic logic, with rounded forms and gentle curves.
Best suited to display applications where the cursive motion and decorative capitals can be appreciated—such as invitations, wedding stationery, greeting cards, boutique branding, and short quotes or headings. It works particularly well when set with generous line spacing to accommodate ascenders/descenders and when paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone feels personable and refined, balancing informal handwriting energy with a dressy, classic polish. Its looping forms and sweeping capitals suggest warmth and charm, with a slightly nostalgic, invitation-like character.
The design appears intended to mimic polished, fast cursive writing with a calligraphic flourish, emphasizing continuous strokes, looping joins, and expressive capitals for an elegant handwritten look.
Capitals are notably more decorative than the lowercase, with prominent curves and occasional internal loops that can become a focal point in short text. The font’s texture stays smooth and even, favoring continuous motion over abrupt angles, which supports a graceful word shape at display sizes.