Script Afdam 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, quotes, social media, friendly, whimsical, handmade, cheerful, casual, handwritten feel, friendly display, casual elegance, monoline-ish, looping, rounded, bouncy, tall ascenders.
This font is a handwritten, script-leaning style with smooth, rounded strokes and a lightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Letterforms are tall and slender with compact counters and relatively small lowercase bodies, while ascenders and capitals extend prominently. Strokes show noticeable contrast from pressure-like thickening in downstrokes and finer hairline connections, with occasional tapered terminals and soft, brush-pen edges. The overall texture is airy and open in spacing, with selective joining and flowing forms rather than rigid, fully connected cursive throughout.
It works well for short-to-medium text where a warm, handcrafted voice is desired—logos and wordmarks, packaging callouts, greeting cards, invitations, pull quotes, and social posts. It’s best used at display sizes where the delicate stroke transitions and loops remain clear.
The tone feels personable and upbeat, like neat marker or brush lettering used for friendly notes and casual branding. Its looping shapes and gentle irregularities add charm and approachability without becoming messy or overly decorative.
The design appears intended to emulate natural brush/pen handwriting with a clean, curated consistency—combining legible letterforms with enough stroke variation and looping flair to feel personal and lively.
Capitals are especially expressive and simplified, with long vertical strokes and minimal internal detail, creating a strong silhouette in short words. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, staying tall and rounded with straightforward construction that matches the alphabet’s rhythm.