Cursive Afrih 1 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, social media, quotes, airy, personal, elegant, casual, lively, handwritten feel, signature style, light elegance, fast gesture, monoline, loopy, gestural, delicate, slanted.
A delicate, pen-like script with a consistent, monoline stroke and a pronounced rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, a compact lowercase body, and generous internal loops in capitals and select lowercase. Curves are smooth and continuous, with occasional sharp direction changes and tapered-looking terminals that mimic quick, lifted pen exits. Spacing is uneven in a natural way, giving the line a handwritten rhythm rather than a strictly engineered texture.
Well suited to short-to-medium text where a personal touch is desired—logos, boutique branding, packaging accents, invitations, and social posts. It performs best at display sizes, especially in mixed case where the distinctive capitals can lead the line and create a lively silhouette.
The overall tone feels light, intimate, and slightly refined—like quick, neat handwriting used for headings or notes. Its flowing loops and brisk slant read as expressive and human, while the restraint in stroke weight keeps it clean and understated.
The design appears intended to capture quick, confident handwriting in a clean, modern script: light in color, narrow in footprint, and expressive through loops and slanted motion. It prioritizes personality and elegant informality over rigid uniformity, aiming to feel natural and written-by-hand in finished typography.
Capital letters are prominent and often more decorative than the lowercase, making mixed-case setting feel dynamic. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, open forms and a casual baseline behavior that contributes to an organic, signature-like feel.