Script Afniv 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, invitations, packaging, greeting cards, elegant, whimsical, vintage, friendly, crafty, handwritten elegance, decorative display, personal tone, boutique branding, looping, calligraphic, monoline feel, tall ascenders, open counters.
A flowing handwritten script with tall, slender letterforms and a lively baseline rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thin entry/exit hairlines and fuller downstrokes that taper into soft terminals. Capitals are simple yet decorative, often using looped swashes and curled joins, while lowercase forms favor narrow, upright structures with long ascenders and descenders. Spacing is moderately loose for a script, helping individual letters remain distinct in running text, and numerals follow the same calligraphic, loop-forward construction.
Best suited to display settings where its loops and contrast can be appreciated—titles, signatures, quotes, and brand marks for artisanal or lifestyle themes. It also works well on invitations, labels, and social graphics, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone is elegant and lightly playful—suggesting personal correspondence, boutique branding, and a slightly nostalgic, handcrafted charm. Its flourishy capitals and airy stroke endings add a romantic, feminine-leaning feel without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to emulate neat, formal handwriting with calligraphic contrast and tasteful flourishes, balancing charm and legibility. Its narrow, upright proportions and restrained connections aim to keep words readable while still delivering a decorative, boutique-script presence.
Several shapes lean on single-stroke pen logic, with occasional exaggerated loops (notably in capitals and letters like g, y, and j) that create visual sparkle at larger sizes. The texture remains consistent across the alphabet, giving headlines a cohesive, ink-on-paper character while keeping counters relatively open for readability.