Cursive Efgen 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, branding, packaging, quotes, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, expressive, handwritten charm, elegant display, personal tone, signature style, calligraphic, looping, monoline-leaning, slanted, delicate.
A slender, right-slanted script with a light, quick rhythm and noticeably compact lowercase bodies. Strokes are smooth and pen-like with modest contrast between downstrokes and hairlines, and terminals often taper to fine points. Letterforms favor open counters and long, flowing entry/exit strokes, producing frequent connections in running text; uppercase characters are larger and more gestural with looped bowls and extended swashes. Overall spacing is tight and the texture stays clean and graceful rather than dense or brushy.
Best suited to short, expressive settings such as signatures, wedding and event invitations, boutique branding, product packaging, and pull quotes. It performs especially well at display sizes where the fine terminals and looped capitals can breathe; for longer passages, generous line spacing helps maintain clarity.
The tone is intimate and graceful, like a neat handwritten note with a touch of calligraphic flourish. Its looping capitals and airy lowercase give it a romantic, boutique feel that reads as friendly and personal while still refined.
The design appears intended to capture polished everyday handwriting with a subtle calligraphic influence—prioritizing fluid motion, elegant capitals, and a light, refined texture for personable display typography.
Uppercase forms show the most ornamentation, with several letters using prominent loops and occasional cross-strokes that add sparkle in headlines. Numerals follow the same slanted, handwritten construction and remain simple and light, matching the script’s overall delicacy.