Cursive Efnev 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, posters, invitations, casual, expressive, lively, personal, airy, handwritten feel, speedy script, friendly display, personal tone, brushy, looping, slanted, fluid, lightfooted.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with smooth, continuous strokes and visibly tapered terminals. Letterforms show a narrow overall footprint with lively rhythm, mixing rounded loops and quick diagonal joins that suggest rapid handwriting. Capitals are tall and open with simple, sweeping constructions, while lowercase forms keep a compact body and rely on long ascenders/descenders for texture. Stroke weight stays fairly even but shows gentle pressure changes at curves and entry/exit points, giving a natural hand-drawn cadence.
Well-suited to short, expressive text where a human touch is desired—logos, product packaging accents, café or boutique signage, social media graphics, and poster headlines. It can also work for invitations or greeting-card style messaging when used at comfortable display sizes with ample line spacing.
The tone feels informal and personable, like a confident note written quickly with a felt or brush pen. Its looping forms and forward lean create momentum and friendliness, with a slightly stylish, modern handwritten flair rather than a formal calligraphic mood.
The design appears intended to capture quick, natural cursive written with a brush pen—prioritizing motion, personality, and a cohesive handwritten rhythm over strict geometric consistency.
Spacing appears loose and breathing in running text, with prominent extenders and occasional generous curves that create a flowing baseline movement. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying simple and slightly varied, which reinforces the authentic, non-mechanical feel.