Script Afbab 3 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, boutique branding, social graphics, whimsical, playful, handcrafted, charming, airy, handwritten elegance, compact display, friendly personality, modern calligraphy, monoline-like, looped, bouncy, tall, delicate.
This font presents a tall, slim handwritten script with a lively, slightly irregular rhythm. Strokes swing between hairline-thin connections and heavier downstrokes, creating a calligraphic contrast while keeping an overall clean, uncluttered silhouette. Letterforms are generally upright with narrow counters, compact sidebearings, and occasional looped ascenders/descenders; joins appear selective rather than fully continuous, giving it a hand-drawn, pen-on-paper feel. Capitals are simplified and elongated, often built from single vertical stems with soft terminals, while lowercase forms lean on narrow ovals and tight curves for a consistent, vertical texture.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its thin joins and tall forms can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging accents, and boutique-style branding. It can also work for headers or pull quotes when given generous size and leading to preserve clarity.
The tone is friendly and quirky, with an expressive, handmade charm that feels informal yet polished. Its slim proportions and looping details add a sense of lightness and personality, reading as romantic and whimsical without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to capture a neat, modern handwritten script with a narrow footprint and a touch of whimsy, offering a personable alternative to traditional formal calligraphy. It aims to balance elegance (via contrast and looping forms) with casual friendliness (via simplified structures and slight irregularity).
The narrow set and tight curves create a dense vertical cadence, so spacing and line length will strongly affect readability. The numerals and a few uppercase shapes echo the same tall, slender construction, helping mixed-case text and headings feel cohesive.