Cursive Afbud 12 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, personal, playful, modern, handwritten feel, casual elegance, expressive display, signature style, monoline, looping, bouncy, airy, lively.
A lively handwritten script with a lightly textured, monoline feel and a consistent rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and slender with generous ascenders and descenders, a compact body, and rounded, loop-driven construction. Strokes show subtle pen-pressure modulation and tapered terminals, giving a quick, drawn-in-one-go rhythm. Spacing and widths vary naturally across glyphs, and the uppercase set is more flourishy and prominent than the lowercase, helping create a strong headline silhouette.
Best suited for short, expressive settings such as logos, boutique branding, packaging callouts, social posts, greeting cards, invitations, and pull quotes. It works well at medium-to-large sizes where the slender strokes and looping shapes can breathe, and it pairs naturally with simple sans serifs for supporting text.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—like quick notes, invitations, or a casual signature. Its buoyant rhythm and looping joins feel upbeat and approachable, with enough elegance to read as polished rather than messy.
Designed to emulate quick, confident pen lettering: tall, narrow forms, energetic loops, and tapered finishes that suggest natural handwriting. The emphasis appears to be on expressive word shapes and a friendly, contemporary feel for display typography.
Connections are mostly implied through entry/exit strokes rather than strict continuous joining, which keeps words airy and prevents heavy dark spots. Numerals and capitals share the same brisk, handwritten energy, with long strokes and open counters that favor display use over dense text blocks.