Cursive Efdey 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, headlines, casual, personal, lively, expressive, friendly, handwritten feel, casual voice, expressive display, signature style, quick brush, brushy, fluid, loopy, slanted, informal.
A fluid cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, with occasional thicker downstrokes and lighter connecting hairlines that create a natural, handwritten rhythm. Letterforms are compact and quick, with tight curves, looping ascenders/descenders, and bouncy baselines that vary slightly across characters. Capitals are simplified but prominent, often built from single sweeping strokes; lowercase forms are mostly connected with open counters and brisk joins.
Works well for short, personality-forward text such as branding accents, packaging labels, social media graphics, invitations, and quote-style headlines. It’s best used at display sizes where the lively joins and tapered strokes can be appreciated.
The overall tone is relaxed and conversational, like fast, confident handwriting in ink. Its energetic swashes and looping forms give it an expressive, upbeat character that feels approachable rather than formal.
Designed to emulate quick brush handwriting with natural variation and flowing connections, prioritizing expressiveness and a personal tone over strict uniformity. The compact proportions and rhythmic slant aim to create distinctive word silhouettes for attention-grabbing display use.
Spacing and joins feel intentionally irregular in a human way, enhancing authenticity in word shapes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, leaning and curving with similar stroke taper and a casual, note-like presence.