Cursive Efmel 17 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signature, branding, packaging, social media, headlines, casual, energetic, personal, expressive, modern, personal touch, signature feel, quick brush, expressive display, brushy, slanted, looping, spontaneous, lean.
A lively, slanted handwritten script with brush-pen character and a tight, fast rhythm. Strokes are smooth and low-contrast with tapered terminals, giving letters a drawn-in-one-go feel. Uppercase forms are tall and gestural, often built from single sweeping curves, while lowercase shows compact bodies with long ascenders/descenders and occasional simplified joins rather than fully continuous connections. Overall spacing is close and the proportions are narrow, producing a condensed, flowing line that reads like quick signature writing.
Best suited for short, prominent text where a personal, energetic voice is desired—such as signatures, logos, brand marks, packaging callouts, posters, and social media graphics. It can also work for quotes or subheads when set with generous leading to preserve the flowing forms.
The font conveys an informal, confident tone—like a personal note or a bold marker signature. Its quick, slashing curves and tall loops add momentum and a slightly dramatic flair, balancing friendliness with a modern, self-assured edge.
Designed to mimic brisk brush handwriting with a condensed, italic forward motion, aiming for immediacy and personality over strict uniformity. The tall, gestural capitals and compact lowercase suggest an emphasis on expressive display use and signature-like branding.
Letterforms show purposeful inconsistency typical of natural handwriting: joins vary, counters can be tight, and some glyphs lean toward monoline strokes with occasional thicker brush pressure at curves and turns. Numerals match the script style, with simple, handwritten constructions and soft, tapered endings.