Script Afkew 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, posters, whimsical, playful, friendly, handmade, retro, hand-lettered feel, friendly display, decorative script, casual charm, looped, monoline, rounded, bouncy, casual.
A lively handwritten script with a slim, pen-drawn feel and rounded terminals. Letterforms mix gentle loops with occasional narrow joins, creating an informal connected-script rhythm while keeping individual shapes legible. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin behavior and slightly uneven, humanized contours, with tall ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase proportions. Capitals are simple and upright with soft curves, while lowercase forms lean on single-storey, loop-friendly constructions that keep the texture light and airy.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where personality is the priority: invitations and greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging, café/food labels, posters, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads when used with generous tracking and ample size to preserve its delicate stroke transitions.
The overall tone is cheerful and approachable, with a slightly quirky, storybook character. Its bouncy curves and hand-rendered irregularity suggest an easygoing, personal voice—more friendly and expressive than formal or corporate.
Designed to capture a hand-lettered script aesthetic that feels personable and decorative without becoming overly ornate. The intent appears to balance playful loops and upright structure for readable, friendly display typography.
Figures are narrow and stylized, matching the handwritten rhythm; rounded shapes like 0, 8, and 9 echo the looped lowercase. Spacing appears naturally variable, and the connected behavior is intermittent, giving a casual hand-lettered look rather than strict calligraphic consistency.